Conformational analysis and structure elucidation of 2,3-dimethyl- and 2,4-dimethyl-2,4-hexadienes by AM1 and He(I) ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

A study of (E)-2,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene (E-3) and (Z)-2,3-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene (Z-3) by the semiempirical computational method AM1 and He(I) ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) has established that this combination of AM1/UPS will be generally useful for detailing conformational and electronic properties of alkyl-substituted 1,3-dienes. This method was used to elucidate the structures of the stereoisomeric …