“…Such results are expected, however, because in this molecule these bonds comprise cyclopropane and cyclobutane rings, respectively. The bonds C(2)-C(8) and C(1)-C(8), which are in the cyclopropane ring, are expected to be shorter than the usual 1.537 (5)A (Sutton, 1965) because of the phenomenon of bent bonds (Lukina, 1962). For example, the average C-C bond distance in the 3-membered ring in gaseous cyclopropane is 1.510 (2) A (Bastiansen, Fritsch, & Hedberg, 1964), in cyclopropanecarboxamide 1.50 A (Long, Maddox & Trueblood, 1969), in cis-l,2,3-tricyanocyclopropane, 1.518 (3)A (Hartman & Hirshfeld, 1966), and in -anti-tricyclo[3,1,1,0z.4]heptan-6-yl p-nitrobenzoate, henceforth exo[3,1,1,02°4], 1.50 (2) A (Masamune, Vukov, Bennett & Purham, 1972).…”