“…The bonding of the nitrogen atom to two electronegative substituents possessing lone electron pairs (e.g., alkoxy groups in N,N-dialkoxy-N-tert-alkylamines 1 ) stabilizes pyramidality of the nitrogen atom and increases its inversion barrier. [1][2][3][4] The pyramidality of nitrogen in the OÀ ÀNÀ ÀX geminal system (X 5 OC(O)R, OAlk, N 1 C 5 H 5 , Cl) in Nacyloxy-N-alkoxycarbamates, 5 N-acyloxy-N-alkoxyureas, 5,6 N,N-dialkoxyureas, 6 N-alkoxy-N-(1-pyridinium)urea salts, 6 and N-chloro-N-alkoxyureas 7 has been established by XRD study of their structure.…”