IR absorption spectra of 1-aryl-3-pyrazolidones

An examination of the frequencies and intensities of the valence vibration bands of carbonyl groups established that the phenyl group interacts with the C=O group of 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone and its m- and p-tolyl derivatives in solution. It is assumed that the interaction is accomplished through the N₁ and N₂ atoms in the sp² state. 1-Phenylpyrazolidone derivatives are strongly associated in CC1₄ and CHCl₃ solutions. The association decreases on passing from CCl₄ to CHCl₃ solutions and when there are methyl groups in the ortho positions of the phenyl rings. The energy of association between the 1-phenylpyrazolidones and organic bases (acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, and dioxane), evaluated from the shift in _nh, is 1.36–3.5 kcal/mole. The frequencies and integral intensities of the bands of the C=O and NH groups in chloroform were measured.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1678–1682, December, 1970.