Glutarodihydroxamic acid

Hydroxamic acids have been the subject of six papers 43 90 94 Earlier the operation of the a-effect in the reaction of p-nitrophcnyl acetate with benzohydroxamates in aqueous MeCN was discussed.43 The conformational behaviour of series of mono- (105) and di-hydroxamic acids (106) in MeOH, DMSO, and chloroform and in the solid state has been examined witii IR and NMR spectroscopy.90 X-ray crystal structure determinations of (105 X = Me, R = Me) and die monohydrate of glutarodihydroxamic acid (106 n = 3, R = H) together widi ab initio MO calculations for several hydrated and non-hydrated acids have been performed. The cis-Z conformation of the hydroxamate groups is preferentially stabilized by H-bonding witii water. 

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