Characterisation of threo- and erythro-2-benzyl-3-phenylsuccinic acids
Abstract
Chemical and n.m.r. spectroscopic evidence indicates that the higher and lower melting forms of 2-benzyl-3-phenylsuccinic acid (1) are the erythro and threo diastereoisomers, respectively. The n.m.r. spectra of the dimethyl esters reflect the conformational preferences of these derivatives in solution.