The back-and-forwards flipping of t-butyl groups in 1,8-di-t-butylnaphthalenes
Abstract
A dynamic n.m.r. investigation of a derivative of 1,8-di-t-butylnaphthalene shows that it has a barrier to back-and-forward flipping of t-butyl groups of 22.5 kcal mol–1, in good agreement with molecular mechanics calculations.