Abstract
The influence of exchange interactions on molecular conformation is illustrated, on the basis of a simple model, by considering their role in stabilizing the gauche conformers of the 2-haloethanols. It is shown that, similar to the case of the n-propyl halides analysed earlier, the stability of the gauche form may be ascribed to three-atom indirect exchange interactions associated to the triplet formed by the halogen atom, the carbon atom belonging to both axes of internal rotation and the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group. Also quantitatively, the agreement between calculated and experimental results is satisfactory.
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