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sym -Tetraacetylethane has high rotational barrier yet fails chiral HPLC resolution. DFT reveals hydrogen-bond-assisted intramolecular proton migration (1.33–3.00 kcal mol −1 ) interconverting enantiomers without axial rotation.
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