Abstract
The proton NMR spectra of several 3-acylaminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives have been studied as a function of temperature. The changes, which were found to occur in the spectra at high temperatures, are discussed in terms of hindered rotation about the nitrogen-nitrogen bond. The free energies of activation for the rate-determining stereochemical process were calculated to be as high as (14.7∼20.6 Kcal mol
−1
) for hydrazine derivatives.