The Synthesis of Pure threo-1-Oxiranylethanol, and its Structure, Conformational Composition and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding as Studied by Microwave, Infrared and NMR Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Computations

Abstract

A convenient of synthesizing pure threo-1-oxiranylethanol is described. Its microwave spectrum has been investigated at the 6-31G* level. The NMR spectrum has been studied extensively for comparison of the conformations in the gas-phase with those found in CDCl3 solution.