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Published May 1, 1972 | public
Journal Article

Ring inversion in 1,1-Dibenzylcyclohexanes

Abstract

In a recent communication, the barrier to chair-chair interconversion in 1,1 -dimethyl-4,4-dibenzylcyclohexane (1a) was reported from studies of carbon and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to be at least 20 kcal/mol. This observation was surprising in terms of what is known about inversion barriers in cyclohexane and was rationalized in terms of hindered rotation of the benzyl groups.

Additional Information

© 1972 American Chemical Society. Received June 27, 1972. Supported by the National Science Foundation and the Public Health Service, Research Grant No. GM-11072 from the Division of General Medical Sciences. We are pleased to acknowledge helpful discussions with Professor G. Stork of Columbia University. National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow, 1971-1972.

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