| Abstract: | By means of the dipole moments of several imidic acid esters the conformation at the C? O bond and the configuration at the C?N bond have been determined. Use was made of the graphical comparison of a phenyl-derivative with the para-substituted analogue [7] in combination with cyclic model compounds having forced stereochemistry. The results obtained are conclusive for the N-alkyl-derivatives which are in the Eap form A. The imidic acid esters which are unsubstituted at the nitrogen are prevailingly in the same Eap conformation A; another conformation, probably the Zap form B, may also be present in smaller amounts. |
