Abstract
14 N NMR is shown to be an efficient method of investigation of the tautomeric equilibria in hydroxy-and related substituted pyridines. Large relative 14 N chemical shifts within tautomeric pairs estimated from N-Me and O-Me derivatives make possible quantitative determinations of the equilibria. Qualitative conclusions may be drawn from 14 N line widths as well as from 13 C and proton chemical shifts.