Hydrogen Bonding between Thioacetamide and Some N,N-dimethylalkylamides in Chloroform

The near-IR spectra of thioacetamide were recorded for the investigation of hydrogen bonding between thioacetamide (TA) and N,N-dimethylalkylamides (DMF, DMA, DMP) in chloroform over the range of 5$^{\circ}C$ to 55$^{\circ}C$. The ${\nu}_{\alpha}$ + amide II combination band has been resolved into contributions from monomeric TA, 1:1 hydrogen bonded complex and 1:2 complex by the parameterized matrix modeling method. The association constants ($K_c$) of the complex have been obtained at various temperatures and used to determine the thermodynamic parameters for the hydrogen bonding by the usual Van't Hoff method. It was found that N,N-dimethylalkylamide forms less stable hydrogen bonded complex with TA in chloroform than in carbon tetrachloride.