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A regular set of 2-(
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methyl)- and 2,7-di(
mages/gifchars/alpha.gif" BORDER=0>-hydroxy
methyl)-1,8-bis(di
methyla
mino)naphthaleneshas been prepared. Their X-ray, NMR, and IR studies have de
monstrated that in tertiary
mono-alcoholsthe orientation of free nitrogen electron pairs in crystals and solution corresponds to nonconventionalin/out confor
mers stabilized by O-H···N intra
molecular hydrogen bonding. For tertiary 2,7-dialcohols,the superi
mposed equilibrating in/out-out/in nitrogen inverto
mers are observed in solution. Unlike this,pri
mary and secondary
mono- and dialcohols co
mmonly exist in the in/in for
m, which is typical for theparent proton sponge and the
majority of its derivatives.