Molecular polarizability. The dipole moments, molar Kerr constants, and conformations of some chloroformic esters

Abstract

Dipole moments and molar Kerr constants are reported for methyl, ethyl, and phenyl chloroformates in carbon tetrachloride and in benzene. The experimental data are analysed to provide information on the conformational preferences of the solutes in the ?inert? CCl₄ environment and on solute-solvent associations in benzene.