The electron density deformation in acetamide, C2HsNO, has been determined by X-XHo Fourier synthesis. The experimental results are compared with theoretical densities calculated by ab initio HartreeFock methods. In addition, theoretical densities for diformohydrazide, C2H4N202, and carbonohydrazide, CH6N40, have also been computed, and these are compared with previously obtained experimental results. The theoretical maps have been approximately adjusted for thermal smearing in order to be more readily comparable with experimental maps. The most striking feature of the maps is the very low electron density in the N-N bonds, showing little or no increase compared to the free-atom densities.