Cotton effects shown by aldols 34 and 35 can be rationalized in terms of preferred solution conformations. However, the experimental observation is still true that aldol 34, with the (aR,PR) configuration, shows a more positive Cotton effect than ketone 6, while aldol 35, with the (aS,pS) configuration shows a more negative Cotton effect than 6.
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