Solution conformation and pseudorotational barriers of 1,3,7,9-tetraselenacyclododecane and its 5,5,11,11-tetramethyl derivative
Abstract
1,3,7,9-Tetraselenacyclododecane and its 5,5,11,11-tetramethyl analogue are shown by dynamic n.m.r. studies to have a [3333] quadrangular conformation in which the selenium atoms occupy only side positions, and to possess pseudorotational barriers of 6.0 and 7.6 kcal mol–1, respectively.