[GRAPHICS] DFT and MMFF force field calculations for 2 (R = H) predict that two conformers dominate in water ( greater than or equal to95%) and both sustain a geometry in which the C-F and H-N dipoles align oppositely in a near-planar arrangement. The H-1 NMR spectra (D2O and DMSO-d(6)) and X-ray structure for 2 (R = SO2NHEt) confirm the predictions in all essentials. A novel single-conformer system is proposed.