Abstract
Infrared spectral studies indicate that the hydroxylated 2,5,2',5'-tetrachlorobiphenyls (TCBs) exist in a dynamic equilibrium of free, intramolecular, and intermolecular hydrogen-bonded forms. The relative abundances of the various species depend upon the polarity of the solvents as well as the physical state of the compound resulting from different configurations, i.e., the monohydroxylated 2,5,2',5'-TCBs exist as cis and trans rotational isomers of OH with respect to the chlorine atom in the ortho position, and 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5,2',5'-TCB exists as 2 trans conformers with the OH groups either axial-axial or equatorial-equatorial with respect to the plane of the attached ring. In the solid state, the dimer or polymer is preferred with intermolecular hydrogen-bonding occurring between OH groups.
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