Figure 2.
Partial 1H NMR spectra show slight differences in the chemical shifts of the 31 methyl proton doublets of compound 3 (B) and compound 4 (C). In compound 2 (A) both doublets are present, as expected for the mixture containing both forms. In both (B) and (C), the presence of only one set of peaks suggests that 3 and 4 are isomerically pure.