Rotational isomers (sp and ap) of several 9-[2-(substituted carbonyl)-1-naphthyl]fluorenes where the substituent is methyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, methoxyl, 1-imidazolyl, or others have been obtained as stable entities. Barriers to rotation in these compounds were ca. 26.5 kcal for the process sp→ap but those for the reverse (ap→sp) were dependent on the substituent, ranging from 23.8 to 25.3 kcal/mol at 55 °C. The difference is reflected in the populations of rotamers: if the substituent is a hydroxyl, the sp/ap value becomes as large as ca. 20. The relative instability of the ap form was attributed to twisting of the carbonyl plane from that of naphthalene. Infrared spectra support the twisting. Addition reactions to the carbonyl occur smoothly in the sp conformation but they do not occur to a detectable extent in the ap conformation, if the substituent on the carbonyl is larger than hydrogen. The results are attributed to the steric effect of the fluorene ring.
几种9-[2-(取代的羰基)-1-
萘基]
芴的旋转异构体(sp和ap)已作为稳定的实体获得,其中取代基是
甲基、
苯基、羟基、甲
氧基、1-
咪唑基或其他基团。这些化合物中的旋转障碍约为。 sp→ap 过程为 26.5 kcal,但相反过程 (ap→sp) 则取决于取代基,在 55 °C 时范围为 23.8 至 25.3 kcal/mol。这种差异反映在旋转异构体的数量上:如果取代基是羟基,则 sp/ap 值变得约大。 20. ap 形式的相对不稳定归因于羰基平面相对于
萘的扭曲。红外光谱支持这种扭曲。羰基的加成反应在 sp 构象中顺利发生,但如果羰基上的取代基大于
氢,则在 ap 构象中不会发生可检测的程度。该结果归因于
芴环的空间效应。