13C-NMR-spektroskopische und stereochemische Untersuchungen: XI—Konformationen von Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanen und ihre Unterscheidbarkeit durch lanthanideninduzierte Verschiebungen

The ¹³C chemical shifts of bicyclo3.3.1]nonane and of the corresponding 9-hydroxy- and 9-oxo- derivatives are compared with chemical shifts calculated on the basis of stereospecific shift increments. These results as well as the ¹H n.m.r. spectrum of the ketone indicate a predominant chair-chair conformation CC. A low temperature ¹³C n.m.r. study as well as an analysis of the temperature dependence of ¹³C chemical shifts in bicyclo3.3.1]nonane furnish a limit for the free energy difference between CC and BC conformations of ΔG ≧ 5,85 kJ mol^?1. The distinction between CC, BC and BB provides a test for the applicability of lanthanide-induced ¹H and ¹³C shifts for the assignment of flexible geometries. The typical occurrence of several and/or flat minima in the LIS geometry analysis allows only the exclusion of boat–boat conformations.