AM1 semi-empirical MO calculations were performed to investigate the activation free energy for the rotation of N-N in R2NNO where R=methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, piperidyl, 2,6-dimethyl piperidyl, 22,66-tetramethyl piperidyl. It was found that theoretica...
AM1 semi-empirical MO calculations were performed to investigate the activation free energy for the rotation of N-N in R2NNO where R=methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, piperidyl, 2,6-dimethyl piperidyl, 22,66-tetramethyl piperidyl. It was found that theoretical activation free energy, which was determined in this study, was increased in the order of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidyl ≤ 2,6-dimethyl piperidyl < piperidyl< methyl < ethyl < isopropyl and thus was in accord with experimental trend. This activation free energy was predominantly determined activation enthalpy and thus was the enthalpy-controlled rotational barrier