@article {204,
	title = {Stereodynamics of bond rotation in tertiary aromatic amides},
	journal = {Chemistry-a European Journal},
	volume = {8},
	number = {6},
	year = {2002},
	note = {Times Cited: 35},
	pages = {1279-1289},
	abstract = {The degree to which the rotations about the C-N and Ar-CO bonds of aromatic amides occur in a concerted manner was investigated by a variety of NMR and kinetic techniques. Otherwise complex kinetic analyses were simplified by exploiting symmetry and asymmetry in the N-substituents of amides. In 2-unsubstituted 1-naphthamides bearing branched N-substituents, most conformational changes about the amide group were by correlated rotation, though uncorrelated Ar-CO rotation also occurred to some extent. In 2-substituted 1-naphthamides, correlated rotation accounted for all of the Ar-CO rotations, though a significant amount of uncorrelated C-N rotation also occurred. Naphthamides bearing branched N-substituents thus turn out to be efficient molecular gears.},
	isbn = {0947-6539},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://WOS:000174555400003},
	author = {Bragg, R. A. and Clayden, Jonathan and Morris, Gareth A. and Pink, J. H.}
}
