Rotational Barriers in Five Related Amides

Interest in the low carbonyl infrared frequency of 2-hydroxy-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)acetamide (2) initially prompted our interest in the amide rotational barrier of this molecule and four related amides presenting a variety of hydrogen-bonding possibilities. In the course of this study, a previously incorrect structural assignment was established as N,N-bis[2-(acetyloxy)ethyl]-acetamide (6). In acetonitrile-d3, the carbonyl IR frequencies of the five amides were all essentially normal amide frequencies. Despite very different hydrogen-bonding possibilities in the five amides, no clear trends emerged in the comparison of the rotational barriers (Î GThe accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author