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added. The solution was cooled to 0 °C and Tf2O (0.29 mL, tion mixture was diluted with water (3 mL) and extracted three
1.70 mmol) was added dropwise. After stirring for 1 d at room times with ethyl acetate (3 mL). The combined organic phases
temperature the reaction mixture was diluted with water (5 mL) were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to dryness. Column
and extracted three times with dichloromethane (5 mL). The chromatography on silica gel (hexane/ethyl acetate = 40:1)
combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4 and concen- afforded 13 mg (58%) of 5 as a colorless solid, mp 79–81 °C.
trated to dryness. Column chromatography on silica gel
(hexane) afforded 190 mg (90%) of 3b as a colorless oil 2-tert-Butyl-3,4-diethynyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (5): 1H
(volatile under high vacuum).
NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ = 1.54 (s, 9H, t-Bu), 3.57, 3.92 (2
s, 2H, C≡CH), 7.56 (s, 1H, 5-H) ppm. 13C NMR (CDCl3, 126
2-tert-Butyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-3,4-diyl bistriflate MHz): δ = 28.7, 39.9 (q, s, t-Bu), 79.5, 79.7, 86.5, 92.5 (2 s, 2 d,
(3b): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ = 1.51 (s, 9H, t-Bu), 7.71 C≡CH), 120.1 (dq, 3JCF = 2.8 Hz, C-5), 121.1 (q, 1JCF = 274
(s, 1H, 5-H) ppm. 13C NMR (CDCl3, 126 MHz): δ = 29.5, 40.0 Hz, CF3), 121.3 (q, 4JCF = 1.2 Hz, C-4), 137.0 (s, C-3), 144.5
(q, s, t-Bu), 112.1 (dq, 3JCF = 3.2 Hz, C-5), 118.5, 119.8 (2 q, (q, 2JCF = 35.3 Hz, C-6), 171.0 (s, C-2) ppm. 19F NMR (CDCl3,
1JCF = 321 Hz each, OTf), 120.0 (q, 1JCF = 275 Hz, CF3), 147.2 470 MHz): δ = −68.4 (s, CF3) ppm. IR (KBr): ν = 3305 (≡C-H),
(q, 2JCF = 36.9 Hz, C-6), 136.0, 149.4, 166.5 (3 s, C-2, C-3, 3000–2850 (=C-H, C-H), 2225–2105 (C≡C), 1765–1575 (C=C)
C-4) ppm. z19F NMR (CDCl3, 470 MHz): δ = −68.3 (s, CF3), cm−1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) calcd. for C14H13F3N [M+H]+:
−71.1, −72.4 (2 s, OTf) ppm. IR (film): ν = 3110–3080 (=C-H), 252.0995; found 252.1009.
2980–2880 (C-H), 1600–1575 (C=C) cm−1. C12H10F9NO6S2
(499.3): calcd. C, 28.86; H, 2.02; N, 2.81; found: C, 28.89; H,
Supporting Information
1.68; N 2.87.
Sonogashira coupling reaction, typical
data for compounds 2d, 3a, 3c–d and 4b–c.
procedure
Supporting Information File 1
A mixture of pyridinediyl bistriflate 3b (245 mg, 0.491 mmol),
Pd(PPh3)4 (79 mg, 0.069 mmol), CuI (9.4 mg, 0.049 mmol),
(triisopropylsilyl)acetylene (215 mg, 1.18 mmol) in DMF (2.3
mL) and diisopropylamine (1.2 mL) was heated to 60 °C for 4 h
under an argon atmosphere. The mixture was allowed to cool to
room temperature, diluted with brine (5 mL) and extracted three
Supplementary data for compounds 2d, 3a, 3c–d and 4b–c.
times with diethyl ether (5 mL). The combined organic phases Acknowledgements
were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to dryness. The Generous support of this work by the Deutsche Forschungsge-
residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel meinschaft, the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie and the Bayer-
(hexane) followed by HPLC to give 98 mg (35%) of 4a as a Schering Pharma AG is most gratefully acknowledged. We
colorless oil (volatile under high vacuum).
thank Dr. R. Zimmer for his help during preparation of this
manuscript.
2-tert-Butyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-bis[(triisopropylsilyl)ethyn-
yl] pyridine (4a): 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ = 1.09–1.17
(m, 42H, TIPS), 1.56 (s, 9H, t-Bu), 7.51 (s, 1H, 5-H) ppm. 13C
NMR (CDCl3, 126 MHz): δ = 11.4, 11.6, 18.71, 18.74 (2 d, 2 q,
TIPS), 28.7, 40.0 (q, s, t-Bu), 81.6, 90.2, 102.6, 103.7 (4 s,
C≡C), 108.2 (s, C-4), 121.3 (q, 1JCF = 274 Hz, CF3), 121.4 (dq,
3JCF = 3.1 Hz, C-5), 143.7 (q, 2JCF = 34.9 Hz, C-6), 137.4 (s,
C-3), 170.9 (s, C-2) ppm. 19F NMR (CDCl3, 470 MHz): δ =
−68.4 (s, CF3) ppm. IR (film): ν = 2950–2860 (=C-H, C-H),
2145–2065 (C≡C), 1750–1575 (C=C) cm−1. HRMS (ESI-TOF)
calcd. for C32H53F3NSi2 [M+H]+: 564.3663; found 564.3690.
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