Conformation and stereodynamics of alkyl 9-anthryl sulfoxides

W áBrian Jennings, MJ Kochanewycz

Index: Jennings, W. Brian; Kochanewycz, Michael J.; Lunazzi, Lodovico Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2, 1997 , # 11 p. 2271 - 2273

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Abstract

Several alkyl 9-anthryl sulfoxides exhibit broadening of the aromatic peri-proton signal in 1H NMR spectra recorded at ambient temperature due to hindered rotation about the 9-anthryl– sulfur bond; the rotational barriers lie in the range 10.9–18.9 kcal mol–1. The preferred conformation and torsional barriers in these sulfoxides and in mesityl methyl sulfoxide have also been investigated by molecular mechanics calculations.