I. F. Shishkov, L. Vilkov, I. Hargittai
Jun 20, 1995
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Journal of Molecular Structure
Abstract
Abstract An electron diffraction study of 5-methyl-2-furaldehyde (MFA) has been carried out to obtain information on its conformational properties and molecular geometry. Two conformers, with syn and anti orientations of the CO and CC bonds, were found to coexist with the composition 74(11) and 26%, respectively, at 333 K. The differences between the parameters in the syn and anti forms were assumed from ab initio calculations (MP2/6-31G∗) in the analysis. The following bond lengths ( r g , A) and bond angles (deg) were obtained for the syn form with estimated total errors parenthesized in units of the last digit of the parameter: CC(mean) = 1.366(14), CO = 1.223(4), OCC(Me) = 117.1(13), CO(mean) = 2.378(12), CH(Me) = 1.116(15), CCO = 110.5(5), CC(Me) = 1.507(14), COC = 105.7(11), CCO = 121.5(14), CC(ald) = 1.454(12), OCC(ald) = 115.8(18). The conformationals properties of MFA are similar to those of 2-furaldehyde while for acrolein the anti form was found to be the most stable.