The 1H nmr spectra in solution of 1-R-(3,5-dibromophenyl) ethanes (R = CH3, C2H5, n-C3H7 to n-C6H13, OH, F, Br), of 1-amino-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl) ethane, of 3,5-dichloroallylbenzene, and of 4-(3,5-dibromobenzyl) pyridine are analyzed at 305 K. For the ethane derivatives, the populations of anti and gauche conformers are derived from the vicinal proton–proton coupling constants. The conformation about the C1—Cα bond in both gauche and anti forms is discussed in terms of long-range couplings to the ring protons and some approximate barriers about this bond are suggested for both conformers. Greater rigidity exists in the gauche than in the anti conformations. In some cases the measurements are compared with extensive molecular orbital calculations, for example, for phenethylamine. The low-energy conformations and the barriers about the C1—Cα bond are deduced for the allyl and pyridyl compounds.