Abstract
The magnetic circular dichroism(MCD) spectra of pyridinols (pyridinones) and pyrimidinols (pyrimidinones) were measured in the wavenumber region of 27000–50000 cm−1. The transition energies, the oscillator strengths, and the Faraday B terms were calculated within the framework of the INDO/S-CI approximation. The calculated results for the π*←π transitions were in good agreement with the experimental results. The lactim-lactam tautomerism of 3-pyridinol(3(1H)-pyridinone) and 2-pyrimidinol (2-pyrimidinone) was discussed.