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Compound (rac)-17: 1H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO) d 10.15 (s, 1H), 8.14 (d,
J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.42–7.39 (m, 2H), 7.21–7.14 (m, 4H),
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[M+H]+ = 499, 501.
Compound (S)-18 (trifluoroacetate salt): 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, 90 °C) d
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2H), 3.95–3.83 (m, 3H; co-incident NH+ br s, 1H), 3.25–3.08 (m, 2H), 2.17 (s,
3H); acid OH resonance absent. m/z [M+H]+ = 499, 501.
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