There is a marked electronic interplay between the diaryl system and any substituents on the terminal NH<sub>2sub> group.
These are nearly unaffected by intermolecular interactions as demonstrated by UV–visible data.
The balance of the electronic environments in these hydrazines can be quantified in the solid-state by measuring the N–N bond lengths.
This bond length is surprisingly variable and can vary from a long N–N bond typical of hydrazine itself, to a short N=N double bond.
Our results, supported by DFT calculations, suggest that the π-contribution to the short bond distances is minimal.