Molecular polarisability. The conformations of some cyclopropyl ketones

Abstract

Dipole moments and molar Kerr constants are reported for the following cyclopropyl ketones examined as solutes in cyclohexane: dicyclopropyl ketone, cyclopropyl methyl ketone, cyclopropyl phenyl ketone, p-chlorophenyl cyclopropyl ketone, p-bromophenyl cyclopropyl ketone, cyclopropyl p-tolyl ketone, and cyclopropyl mesityl ketone. The data are analysed to provide information on the preferred solution-state conformations.