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the reaction mixture was filtered and the precipitate of
benzylammonium chloride was separated. Solvent was
removed from the filtrate under reduced pressure, and the
residue was separated by column chromatography (silica
gel, hexane–EtOAc, 5:1) to give the product 4a as yellow
oil, yield 0.38 g (86%). IR (KBr): m = 2,055 (N=C=C),
1,744 (CO2Me), 1,684 (NCO), 1,531, 1,493 (Ph), 1,256,
43.85 (CH2), 51.71 (OCH3), 52.66 (OCH3), 55.31 (4-
CH3OC6H4), 58.45 (CH), 60.1 (C(CH3)3), 62.31 (C=C=N),
64.82 (CHCl2), 114.94 (2CH of Ar), 128.78 (2CH of Ar),
129.19 (Cipso–CH2), 159.52 (Cipso–OCH3), 162.61 (C=O),
163.85 (C=C=N), 168.25 (CO2Me), 170.74 (CO2Me) ppm;
MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 473 (M?, 1), 351 (12), 295
(23), 246 (9), 226 (8), 170 (7), 122 (46), 121 (100), 91 (8),
77 (9), 57 (75), 41 (23).
1,236 (C–O of esters), 1,175 (C–N) cm-1 1H NMR
;
(500.1 MHz, CDCl3): d = 1.45 (9H, s, C(CH3)3), 3.66
(3H, s, OCH3), 3.72 (3H, s, OCH3), 4.84 (2H, AB system,
2JHH = 16.9 Hz, CH2), 5.09 (1H, s, CHCl2), 6.14 (1H, s,
CH), 7.32–7.41 (5H, m, 5CH of Ph) ppm; 13C NMR
(125.7 MHz, CDCl3): d = 30.07 (C(CH3)3), 51.72 (CH2),
52.08 (OCH3), 52.69 (OCH3), 58.75 (CHCl2), 60.02
(C(CH3)3), 62.43 (C=C=N), 64.40 (CH), 127.18 (2CHmeta
of Ph), 128.10 (CHpara of Ph), 128.86 (2CHortho of Ph),
135.32 (Cipso), 162.51 (C=O), 164.07 (C=C=N), 168.26
(CO2Me), 170.63 (CO2Me) ppm; MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z
(%) = 443 (M?, 26), 387 (16), 327 (10), 260 (10), 226
(100), 170 (6), 91 (94), 57 (65), 41 (28).
Dimethyl 2-(tert-butylcarbonimidoyl)-3-[(4-chlorobenzyl)-
(2,2-dichloroacetyl)amino]succinate
(4d, C20H23Cl3N2O5)
White wax, yield 0.43 g (90%); IR (KBr): m = 2,071
(N=C=C), 1,745 (CO2Me), 1,684 (NCO), 1,540, 1,493
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(Ph), 1,266 (C–O of esters), 1,178 (C–N) cm-1; H NMR
(500.1 MHz, CDCl3): d = 1.45 (9H, s, C(CH3)3), 3.67
(3H, s, OCH3), 3.72 (3H, s, OCH3), 4.83 (2H, AB system,
2JHH = 16.9 Hz, CH2), 4.99 (1H, s, CHCl2), 6.12 (1H, s,
CH), 7.24 (2H, d, 3JHH = 8.4 Hz, 2CH of Ar), 7.34 (2H, d,
3JHH = 8.4 Hz, 2CH of Ar) ppm; 13C NMR (125.7 MHz,
CDCl3): d = 30.06 (C(CH3)3), 43.56 (CH2), 51.50
(OCH3), 52.76 (OCH3), 58.58 (CH), 59.80 (C(CH3)3),
62.39 (C=C=N), 64.77 (CHCl2), 129.00 (2CH of Ar),
Dimethyl 2-(tert-butylcarbonimidoyl)-3-[(2,2-
dichloroacetyl)(4-methylbenzyl)amino]succinate
(4b, C21H26Cl2N2O5)
129.07 (2CH of Ar), 133.95 (Cipso–Cl), 134.07 (Cipso
–
Yellow wax, yield 0.39 g (85%); IR (KBr): m = 2,055
(N=C=C), 1,746 (CO2Me), 1,671 (NCO), 1,553, 1,513
CH2), 162.00 (C=O), 163.88 (C=C=N), 168.13 (CO2Me),
170.34 (CO2Me) ppm; MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 478
(M?, 1), 420 (5), 361 (6), 295 (20), 263 (12), 125 (100),
112 (13), 91 (43), 70 (20), 57 (75), 41 (29).
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(Ph), 1,256, 1,236 (C–O of esters), 1,173 (C–N) cm-1; H
NMR (500.1 MHz, CDCl3): d = 1.45 (9H, s, C(CH3)3),
2.36 (3H, s, Me), 3.66 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.71 (3H, s, OCH3),
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4.79 (2H, AB system, JHH = 16.9 Hz, CH2), 5.07 (1H, s,
Diethyl 2-[benzyl(2,2-dichloroacetyl)amino]-3-
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CHCl2), 6.14 (1H, s, CH), 7.18 (2H, d, JHH = 6.5 Hz,
(tert-butylcarbonimidoyl)succinate (4e, C22H28Cl2N2O5)
Yellow oil, yield 0.40 g (85%); IR (KBr): m = 2,055
(N=C=C), 1,744 (CO2Et), 1,684 (NCO), 1,532, 1,493 (Ph),
1,248, 1,227 (C–O of esters), 1,175 (C–N) cm-1; 1H NMR
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2CH of Ar), 7.28 (2H, d, JHH = 7.95 Hz, 2CH of Ar)
ppm; 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3): d = 21.11 (Me),
30.06 (C(CH3)3), 44.11 (CH2), 51.92 (OCH3), 52.66
(OCH3), 58.68 (CH), 60.11 (C(CH3)3), 62.33 (C=C=N),
64.77 (CHCl2), 127.18 (2CH of Ar), 127.77 (2CH of Ar),
132.21 (Cipso–Me), 133.70 (Cipso–CH2), 162.65 (C=O),
164.02 (C=C=N), 168.28 (CO2Me), 170.63 (CO2Me) ppm;
MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 457 (M?, 11), 401 (3), 232
(17), 198 (35), 196 (99), 160 (67), 117 (22), 105 (100), 91
(16), 77 (16), 65 (8), 51 (6).
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(500.1 MHz, CDCl3): d = 1.20 (3H, t, JHH = 7.1 Hz,
OCH2CH3), 1.25 (3H, t, JHH = 7.1 Hz, OCH2CH3), 1.43
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(9H, s, C(CH3)3), 4.10 (2H, q, 3JHH = 7.1 Hz, OCH2CH3),
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4.15 (2H, q, JHH = 7.1 Hz, OCH2CH3), 4.84 (2H, AB
2
system, JHH = 16.9 Hz, CH2), 5.03 (1H, s, CHCl2), 6.14
(1H, s, CH), 7.30–7.41 (5H, m, 5CH of Ph) ppm; 13C NMR
(125.7 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.04 (OCH2CH3), 14.12
(OCH2CH3), 30.06 (C(CH3)3), 52.16 (CH2), 58.85
(CHCl2), 60.35 (OCH2CH3), 60.54 (C(CH3)3), 61.90
(OCH2CH3), 62.23 (C = C=N), 64.67 (CH), 127.27 (2
CHmeta of Ph), 128.04 (CHpara of Ph), 128.79 (2CHortho of
Ph), 135.41 (Cipso), 163.41 (C=O), 163.88 (C=C=N),
167.63 (CO2Et), 170.29 (CO2Et) ppm; MS (EI, 70 eV):
m/z (%) = 471 (M?, 12), 415 (13), 341 (12), 288 (8), 254
(67), 198 (15), 91 (100), 57 (48), 41 (16).
Dimethyl 2-(tert-butylcarbonimidoyl)-3-[(2,2-
dichloroacetyl)(4-methoxybenzyl)amino]succinate
(4c, C21H26Cl2N2O6)
White wax, yield 0.41 g (87%); IR (KBr): m = 2,068
(N=C=C), 1,746 (CO2Me), 1,669 (NCO), 1,514, 1,460 (Ph),
1,253, 1,228 (C–O of esters), 1,177 (C–N) cm-1; 1H NMR
(500.1 MHz, CDCl3) : d = 1.45 (9H, s, C(CH3)3), 3.67
(3H, s, OCH3), 3.70 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.81 (3H, s, OCH3),
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Diethyl 2-(tert-butylcarbonimidoyl)-3-[(2,2-dichloroacetyl)-
(4-methylbenzyl)amino]succinate (4f, C23H30Cl2N2O5)
Yellow wax, yield 0.39 g (80%); IR (KBr): m = 2,058
(N=C=C), 1,743 (CO2Et), 1,670 (NCO), 1,555, 1,512 (Ph),
4.77 (2H, AB system, JHH = 16.3 Hz, CH2), 5.02 (1H, s,
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CHCl2), 6.17 (1H, s, CH), 6.91 (2H, d, JHH = 8.55 Hz,
2CH of Ar), 7.34 (2H, d, 3JHH = 8.6 Hz, 2CH of Ar) ppm;
13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3): d = 30.05 (C(CH3)3),
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