Ab initio studies of structural features not easily amenable to experiment : Part 24. Molecular structures and conformational analyses of the methyl esters of formic acid, acetic acid and alanine

The molecular structures of four conformations of methyl formate, of two conformations, each, of methyl acetate and methyl alanate have been determined by ab initio force relaxation on the 4-21G level. Relative stabilities and some selected structural aspects are discussed.