THE STRUCTURES OF α- AND β-PARACHLORAL

Abstract

The infrared and proton magnetic resonance spectra of α- and β-parachloral have been investigated and the dipole moment of α-parachloral has been determined. The results show that both isomers have the chair configuration of the ring and that α-parachloral has symmetry C S , with one axial and two equatorial CCl 3 groups and that β-parachloral has symmetry C 3v with three equatorial CCl 3 groups.