“…The proposed trans configuration was further confirmed independently by X‐ray diffraction analysis of 5a (Figure 1, left; for details see the Supporting Information). The data is in agreement with a previously reported X‐ray study of the methyl ester of 5h ,9f which showed that it is a conformationally rigid compound. Furthermore, the observed 3 J 11,12 coupling constant of 1.2 Hz did not depend on the polarity of the solvent used for recording the NMR spectra, in contrast to the conformationally more flexible 3,4‐disubstituted 3,4‐dihydroisocoumarin 9g.…”