“…Such an effect has also been observed for G = when Me is replaced by iPr or iBu with slight difference for formamides (Me 2 NCHO: 87.5, iPr 2 NCHO: 86.1) 23-29 and more strongly for acetamides (Me 2 N-CO-CH 3 : 72.7, iPr 2 N-CO-CH 3 : 67.7) 23,26,29,30 or dithiocarbamates (Me 2 N-CS-SMe: 66.5 ± 2, iBu 2 N-CS-SMe: 63.7 ± 0.02). 4a, 8,39,40 Interestingly, Table 2 shows also that the free energies of activation in the range 58-70 kJmol −1 obtained for the dithiocarbamates 1-5 are nearly similar to or slightly higher than those reported for carbamates, 41 but lower than that in structurally related thioamides, which is in fair agreement with the results already reported by Kalikhman et al for dithiocarbamate 1 and its derivatives. 40 The 1 H NMR spectrum of 5 in CDCl 3 , at 50 • C, shows two signals at 3.77 and 4.15 ppm with an integration of 4H for each, corresponding to O(CH 2 ) 2 and N(CH 2 ) 2 , respectively ( Table 2).…”