Long-range coupling in the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of some 2,5-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones
Abstract
The n.m.r. spectra of both the cis- and trans-forms of five 2,5-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones show long-range coupling between 2-H and 5-H thus confirming that the mere presence of such coupling cannot be used to assign a cis-relationship to the substituents at C-2 and C-5.