N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES: IX.
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8.4 Hz), 7.39–7.41 m (3H, Harom), 7.55–7.58 m (2H,
(100) [FcCO]+, 211 (6) [FcCO – 2]+, 200 (6), 186 (7)
[Fc + 1]+, 185 (48) [Fc]+, 129 (30), 128 (11) [CpCp]+,
121 (23) [FeCp]+, 77 (7), 56 (11) [Fe]+.
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Harom), 7.85 d (α-CH=, J = 16.2 Hz). Mass spectrum,
m/z (Irel, %): 238 (3) [M]+·, 132 (10) [PhCHCHCO + 1]+,
131 (100) [PhCHCHCO]+, 103 (30) [PhCHCH]+,
77 (24) [Ph]+.
Naphthalen-1-yl pyridine-3-carboxylate (2a) [28]
was synthesized from 0.061 mL of pyridine-3-carbal-
dehyde and 86 mg of naphthalen-1-ylboronic acid.
Yield 72 mg (58%; 100%, GC/MS), brown viscous
liquid, Rf 0.17 (petroleum ether–ethyl acetate, 7:3). IR
spectrum, ν, cm–1: 3057, 1742, 1674, 1590, 1576,
1508, 1420, 1390, 1327, 1273, 1256, 1224, 1194,
1155, 1098, 1064, 1039, 1018, 871, 793, 770, 700,
590, 559, 508, 418. 1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 7.38 d
4-Methylphenyl 3,4-dimethoxybenzoate (1f) was
synthesized from 108 mg of 3,4-dimethoxybenzalde-
hyde and 68 mg of 4-methylphenylboronic acid. Yield
85 mg (62%; 100%, GC/MS), gray crystals, mp 125–
131°C [25], Rf 0.32 (petroleum ether–ethyl acetate,
7:3). IR spectrum, ν, cm–1: 3017, 1725, 1600, 1509,
1416, 1350, 1290, 1272, 1248, 1217, 1195, 1189, 1168,
1143, 1102, 1086, 1023, 962, 945, 916, 879, 863, 825,
787, 769, 757, 738, 632, 517, 502. 1H NMR spectrum,
δ, ppm: 2.35 s (3H, Me), 3.93 s (3H, OMe), 3.94 s
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(1H, 2′-H, J = 7.5 Hz), 7.39–7.53 m (4H, 3′-H, 5-H,
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6′-H, 7′-H), 7.79 d (1H, 4′-H, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.88–
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7.91 m (2H, 4-H, 5′-H), 8.56 d.d (1H, 8′-H, J = 8.1,
4J = 1.8 Hz), 8.91 m (1H, 6-H), 9.54 s (1H, 2-H). Mass
spectrum, m/z (Irel, %): 249 (21) [M]+ ·, 115 (21)
[indene]+·, 107 (6) [PyCO + 1]+, 106 (100) [PyCO]+,
78 (39) [Py]+, 51 (11).
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(3H, OMe), 6.91 d (1H, 5-H, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.06 d
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(2H, Harom, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.19 d (2H, Harom, J =
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8.4 Hz), 7.65 d (1H, 2-H, J = 2.1 Hz), 7.83 d.d (1H,
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6-H, J = 8.4, J = 2.1 Hz). Mass spectrum, m/z
(Irel, %): 272 (6) [M]+·, 166 (10) [(MeO)2C6H3CO + 1]+,
165 (100) [(MeO)2C6H3CO]+, 137 (6) [(MeO)2C6H3]+,
79 (7), 77 (8).
Naphthalen-1-yl ferrocenecarboxylate (2b) was
synthesized from 139 mg of ferrocenecarbaldehyde
and 86 mg of naphthalen-1-ylboronic acid. Yield
112 mg (63%; 77%, GC/MS), red crystals, mp 92–
94°C, Rf 0.58 (petroleum ether–ethyl acetate, 7:3). IR
spectrum, ν, cm–1: 3099, 3077, 1732, 1680, 1633,
1599, 1575, 1413, 1351, 1274, 1258, 1224, 1154,
1105, 1054, 1038, 1027, 1011, 970, 961, 915, 897,
866, 824, 783, 767, 759, 668, 627, 606, 596, 561, 541,
4-Methylphenyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (1g)
was synthesized from 128 mg of 3,4,5-trimethoxy-
benzaldehyde and 68 mg of 4-methylphenylboronic
acid. Yield 68 mg (45%; 77%, GC/MS), gray crystals,
mp 85–88°C (published data [26]: mp 88–89°C),
Rf 0.43 (petroleum ether–ethyl acetate, 7:3). IR spec-
trum, ν, cm–1: 1727, 1587, 1507, 1415, 1337, 1230,
1215, 1189, 1169, 1159, 1129, 1031, 1020, 1003, 943,
928, 915, 866, 844, 824, 786, 773, 758, 696, 503.
1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 2.36 s (3H, Me), 3.93 s
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527, 505, 482, 459, 451, 422. H NMR spectrum, δ,
ppm: 4.33 s (5H, Fc), 4.51 m (2H, Fc), 5.06 m (2H,
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Fc), 7.35 d (1H, 2-H, J = 7.8 Hz), 7.48–7.53 m (3H,
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3-H, 6-H, 7-H), 7.73 d (1H, 4-H, J = 8.1 Hz), 7.86 m
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(9H, OMe), 7.07 d (2H, Harom, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.16 d
(1H, 5-H), 8.05 m (1H, 8-H). 13C NMR spectrum, δC,
ppm: 69.99, 70.64, 70.72, 71.97, 118.16, 121.23,
125.44, 125.62, 126.25, 126.37, 127.13, 128.01,
134.67, 146.63, 170.34. Mass spectrum, m/z (Irel, %):
357 (8) [M + 1]+·, 356 (37) [M]+·, 264 (10) [M – TolH]+,
214 (14) [FcCO + 1]+, 213 (100) [FcCO]+, 211 (6)
[FcCO – 2]+, 207 (7), 198 (15) [FcCH]+, 185 (41) [Fc]+,
129 (28) [CpCpH]+, 128 (8) [CpCp]+, 121 (17) [FeCp]+,
115 (17) [indene]+·, 56 (7) [Fe]+. Found, %: C 70.87;
H 4.52. C21H16FeO2. Calculated, %: C 70.81; H 4.53.
M 356.20.
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(2H, Harom, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.44 s (2H, Harom). Mass
spectrum, m/z (Irel, %): 302 (6) [M]+ ·, 196 (11)
[(MeO)3C6H2CO + 1]+, 195 (100) [(MeO)3C6H2CO]+,
77 (7).
4-Methylphenyl ferrocenecarboxylate (1h) was
synthesized from 139 mg of ferrocenecarbaldehyde
and 68 mg of 4-methylphenylboronic acid. Yield
135 mg (45%; 85%, GC/MS), red crystals, mp 93–
94°C (published data [27]: mp 90–94°C), Rf 0.43
(petroleum ether–ethyl acetate, 7:3). IR spectrum, ν,
cm–1: 1732, 1273, 1215, 1192, 1163, 1097, 1022, 1016,
1000, 911, 860, 829, 815, 783, 764, 505, 485. 1H NMR
spectrum, δ, ppm: 2.35 s (3H, Me), 4.28 s (5H, Fc),
The authors thank engineer I.A. Borisova for re-
cording the IR spectra, leading engineer O.A. Maioro-
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va for recording the H and 13C NMR spectra, and
4.46 m (2H, Fc), 4.94 m (2H, Fc), 7.04 d (2H, Harom
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researcher E.V. Baigacheva for performing elemental
analyses. This study was performed under financial
support by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research
(project no. 14-03-31168-mol-a).
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3J = 8.4 Hz), 7.19 d (2H, Harom, J = 8.4 Hz). Mass
spectrum, m/z (Irel, %): 321 (15) [M + 1]+·, 320 (69)
[M]+·, 228 (21) [FcCO2]+, 214 (14) [FcCO + 1]+, 213
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