Restricted Rotation Involving the Tetrahedral Carbon. XL. Barriers to Rotation of 9-(1-Methyl-2-propenyl)triptycenes

Abstract
9-(1-Methyl-2-propenyl)triptycenes were prepared by addition of substituted benzynes to 9-(1-methyl-2-propenyl) anthracene or Dields-Alder addition of p-benzoquinone to the anthracene followed by enolization and methylation. The crystals of these compounds were pure or enriched isomers of the possible rotamers but the rotational barriers were too low to obtain every possible isomer in a pure state at room temperature. The barriers to rotation were obtained by both classical and dynamic NMR methods. These values were almost the same when the peri-substituent was either a chloro or a bromo but were definitely lower when the peri-substituent was a methyl or a methoxyl.

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