Spatial arrangement of 2-hydroxy-2',5'-diazachalcones was studied by means
of infrared and NMR spectral data and molecular models calculations. The mo
dels were calculated in vacuum using semi-empirical AM1 method (software Hy
perChem 5.1). The initial geometries of the molecules were built by means o
f standard parameters and then optimized by Polak-Ribiere geometrical optim
ization. It was found that (E)-s-ris-conformers with synperiplanar arrangem
ent of C-alpha: and C-6 have the lowest heats of formation (Delta H(f)degre
es). (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.