Abstract
Transition-metal-catalyzed activation of amide N-C(O) bonds proceeds via selective metal insertion into the carbon-nitrogen amide bond. Herein, we demonstrate that N-acylanilines (anilides), the first class of planar amides that have been shown to undergo selective amide N-C cross-coupling reactions, feature a significantly decreased barrier to rotation around the amide N-C(O) bond. Most significantly, we demonstrate that amide nN → π*C═O resonance in simple anilides can be varied by as much as 10 kcal/mol. The data have important implications for the design of N-C(O) amide cross-coupling reactions and control of the molecular conformation of anilides by resonance effects.
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