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and data reduction) and SHELXTL were used for solution and refine-
ment of the structure.
O
[Ni(CO)x(CN)y]-z
carbonylated nickel
species
NaOH/H2O/CO
2 MeNH
+
Me
Me
+
N
H
N
H
3.3. 1-p-Methoxyphenyl-3-methylamino-3-ferrocenyl-2-propenone
(1)
[Ni(CN)4]-4
Me
H
N
The product was obtained as described in the general procedure
as an orange solid (75%); Empirical formula: C21H21NO2Fe; mp.
123 °C; IR (CHCl3 solution, selected, cmꢀ1) 1326 (OMe), 1592
(C@O), 3095 (N–H); Mass spectrum EI: m/z (%) = 375 (66) [M]+,
310 (100) [M–cp]+; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, d in ppm) 3.13 (d,
3H, J = 5.5 Hz, NCH3), 3.86 (s, 3H, OMe), 4.23 (s, 5H, cp-ring), 4.42
(t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz, cp-ring), 4.61 (t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz, ring-cp), 6.18 (s,
1H, C@CH), 6.94 (d, 2H, J = 8.5 Hz, 3,5-phenyl), 7.89 (d, 2H,
J = 8.8 Hz, 2,6-phenyl), 11.80 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3,
d in ppm) 31.7 (CH3N), 55.4 (p-OCH3-phenyl), 69.7, 70.3, 70.4, 79.3
(C, cp-ring), 92.6 (C@C–CO), 113.5 (2C, 3,5-phenyl), 128.5 (1C, 1-
phenyl), 133.8 (2C, 2,6-phenyl), 161.5 (1C, 4-phenyl), 166.9
(C@C), 185.8 (C@O).
O
MeNH
Fc
Fc
O
R1
R1
Scheme 3.
Table 3
Selected bond length (Å) and selected bond angles (o) for the compounds (1).
Angles (°)
Bond length (Å)
O(1)–C(1)–C(2)
N(1)–C(3)–C(2)
C(3)–C(2)–C(1)
O(3)–C(22)–C(23)
N(2)–C(24)–C(23)
C(24)–C(23)–C(22)
C(2)–C(3)–C(10)
C(23)–C(24)–C(31)
121.4(6)
120.1(5)
125.8(6)
120.3(6)
118.5(5)
126.5(5)
118.7(5)
120.2(5)
O(1)–C(1)
C(1)–C(2)
C(2)–C(3)
C(3)–N(1)
O(3)–C(22)
C(22)–C(23)
C(23)–C(24)
C(24)–N(2)
1.286(6)
1.404(7)
1.382(7)
1.322(7)
1.262(6)
1.442(7)
1.387(7)
1.343(6)
3.4. 1-3,5-Dimethoxyphenyl-3-methylamino-3-ferrocenyl-2-
propenone (2)
The product was obtained as described in the general procedure
as an orange solid (74%); Empirical formula: C22H23NO3Fe; mp.
140 °C; IR (CHCl3 solution, selected, cmꢀ1) 1320 (OMe), 1548
(C@C), 1592 (C@O), 3092 (N–H); Mass spectrum EI: m/z (%) = 405
(54) [M]+, 340 (100) [M–cp]+; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, d in
ppm) 3.15 (d, 3H, J = 5.5 Hz, NCH3), 3.85 (s, 6H, OMe), 4.24 (s, 5H,
cp-ring), 4.43 (t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz, cp-ring), 4.61 (t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz,
ring-cp), 6.16 (s, 1H, C@CH), 6.55 (t, 1H, J = 2.3 Hz, 4-phenyl),
7.07 (d, 2H, J = 2.2 Hz, 2,6-phenyl), 11.87 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR
(75 MHz, CDCl3, d in ppm) 31.8 (CH3N), 55.6 (3,5-OCH3-phenyl),
69.9, 70.3, 70.4, 78.7 (C, cp-ring), 93.2 (C@C–CO), 102.7 (1C, 4-phe-
nyl), 104.7 (2C, 2,6-phenyl), 143.5 (1C, 1-phenyl), 160.7 (2C, 3,5-
phenyl), 167.8 (C@C), 185.9 (C@O).
1,2-addition to ferrocenyl-
enamino ketones (Scheme 3).
a-ketoalkynes yields the ferrocenyl-b-
In order to confirm that alkylamide ion is the nucleophilic spe-
cie is formed in the second step, the reaction is carried out using 6-
amino-1,3-dipropyluracil, instead of 6-amino-1,3-dimethyluracil
with 1-p-methoxy-phenyl-3-ferrocenyl-propynone yielding 1-p-
methoxy-phenyl-3-propylamino-3-ferrocenyl-2-propenone, (entry
6, Table 1).
In summary, we found a new one pot method to prepare ferr-
ocenyl-b-enamino ketones from 6-amino-1,3-disustituted uracil
derivatives and several ferrocenyl-a-ketoalkynes, these reactions
can be performed in water with mild conditions in the presence
3.5. 1-m-Methylphenyl-3-methylamino-3-ferrocenyl-2-propenone (3)
of Ni catalyst.
The product was obtained as described in the general procedure
as an orange solid (80%); Empirical formula: C21H21NOFe; mp.
71 °C; IR (CHCl3 solution, selected, cmꢀ1) 1322 (OMe), 1592
(C@O), 3044 (N–H); Mass spectrum EI: m/z (%) = 359 (56) [M]+,
294 (100) [M–cp]+; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, d in ppm) 2.41 (s,
3H, CH3), 3.14 (d, 3H, J = 5.8 Hz, NCH3), 4.23 (s, 5H cp-ring), 4.42
(t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz, cp-ring), 4.61 (t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz, ring-cp), 6.19 (s,
1H, C@CH), 7.24 (d, 2H, J = 6.6 Hz, 4-phenyl), 7.32 (t, 2H,
J = 7.4 Hz, 5-phenyl), 7.70 (d, 1H, J = 7.6 Hz, 6-phenyl), 7.73 (s, 1H,
2-phenyl), 11.90 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3, d in ppm)
21.7 (m-CH3-Phenyl), 31.8 (CH3N), 69.9, 70.3, 70.4, 78.9 (C, cp-
ring), 93.2 (C@C–CO), 123.9 (1C, 6-phenyl), 127.6 (1C, 5-phenyl),
128.2 (1C, 2-phenyl), 131.1 (1C, 4-phenyl), 137.9 (1C, 1-phenyl),
141.2 (1C, 3-phenyl), 167.5 (C@C), 186.8 (C@O).
3. Experimental
3.1. General procedure
A 5 N NaOH solution (25 mL) was saturated by slowly bubbling
CO at room temperature for 30 min. To the solution was then
added 2 mmol of Ni(CN)2ꢁ4H2O and stirred under a CO atmosphere
until a pale yellow solution was obtained. Addition of 15 mmol of
KCN resulted in a color change to orange. The 6-amino-1,3-disusti-
tuted uracil (5 mmol) and the ferrocenyl-a-ketoalkynes [6]
(5 mmol) were added keeping the temperature at 55 °C, the mix-
ture was stirred for 15 min. The evolution of the reaction was fol-
lowed by TLC. The reaction products were quantified in a Hewlett
Packard 5870 until the end of reaction. After the usual workup the
products were purified by crystallization.
3.6. 1-p-Ethylphenyl-3-methylamino-3-ferrocenyl-2-propenone (4)
The product was obtained as described in the general procedure
as an orange solid (72%); Empirical formula: C22H23NOFe; mp.
50 °C; IR (CHCl3 solution, selected, cmꢀ1) 1324 (OMe), 1539
(C@C), 1592 (C@O); Mass spectrum EI: m/z (%) = 373 (45) [M]+,
308 (100) [M–cp]+; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3, d in ppm) 1.26 (t,
3H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH2CH3), 2.70 (c, 2H, J = 15.1 Hz, CH2CH3), 3.13 (d,
3H, J = 5.5 Hz, NCH3), 4.23 (s, 5H, ring-cp), 4.42 (t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz,
ring-cp), 4.61 (t, 2H, J = 1.9 Hz, ring-cp), 6.20 (s, 1H, C@CH), 7.26
(d, 2H, J = 8.0 Hz, 3,5-phenyl), 7.83 (d, 2H, J = 8.3 Hz, 2,6-phenyl),
11.86 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3, d in ppm) 15.49
3.2. X-ray crystallography
The X-ray intensity data were measured at 298 K on a Bruker
Smart APEX CCD-based X-ray diffractometer using a monochroma-
tized Mo Ka radiation (Ka 0.71073 Å). The detector was placed at a
distance of 4.837 cm from the crystal. Analysis of the data showed
negligible decays during data collections. An analytical face in-
dexed absorption correction was applied. Crystal structure was re-
fined by full-matrix least squares. SMART software (data collection