Vicinal (3)J(HH) couplings were investigated for a series of substitut
ed dihydronaphthalenes allowing the conformation of the non-aromatic r
ing to be evaluated. It was found that the substitution of bromine for
hydrogen increases the total puckering amplitude of the non-aromatic
ring. Different formulations of the Karplus equation were investigated
and the influence on the observed results are discussed.