Conformational behaviour and vibrational spectra of cyclopropyl methyl ketone and methyl cyclopropyl-carboxylate

Infrared spectra in the vapour, liquid, and crystalline states and Raman spectra in the liquid and crystalline states have been obtained for cyclopropyl methyl ketone and for methyl cyclopropylcarboxylate. In cyclopropyl methyl ketone, the dominant conformer in the liquid and vapour states, the cis, has been shown to exist exclusively in the crystal. In methyl cyclopropylcarboxylate, the conformer dominant in the liquid and vapour states has been demonstrated to exist in the crystal. Vibrational assignments are made for the ring modes and for those modes which are sensitive to conformational changes.