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The reaction can also be carried out under analo-
gous conditions but without addition of water.
5-H), 2.97 s (2H, CH2), 3.72 q (2H, CH2O), 5.25 s (1H,
=CH). 13C NMR spectrum, δC, ppm: 23.43 (CH3),
49.78, 52.72 (NCH2), 53.76, 64.80 (OCH2), 123.46
(=CHN), 133.03 (O–C=). Found for isomer mixture
IIIc/IVc, %: C 69.52; H 10.78; N 12.38. C13H24N2O.
Calculated, %: C 69.64; H 10.71; N 12.50.
2-Ethoxy-3,3-dimorpholinoprop-1-ene (IIIa).
1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 1.31 t (3H, CH3, J =
7.0 Hz), 2.42 m (6H, CH2), 2.52 m (2H, CH2), 2.94 s
(1H, CH), 3.63 m (8H, CH2), 3.74 q (2H, CH2CH3, J =
7.0 Hz), 3.97 d and 4.10 d (1H each, =CH2, J =
1.7 Hz). Mass spectrum (retention time 10.68 min),
m/z (Irel, %): 256 (22) [M]+, 170 (100) [M –
N(CH2CH2)2O]+, 140 (65), 112 (9), 100 (98), 84 (9)
[M – 2N(CH2CH2)2O]+, 70 (9), 56 (33), 42 (19), 29
(23) [Et]+.
When the reaction was carried out at a I–IIc–H2O
ratio of 1:10:10 (MW, 5 min), a mixture of isomers
IIIc and IVc was obtained at a ratio of 1:3.
2-Ethoxy-N1,N1,N3-trimethyl-N1,N1,N3-triphenyl-
propane-1,1,3-triamine (V) was synthesized as
described above in b. A mixture of 2 g (20 mmol) of
aldehyde I, 4.28 g (40 mmol) of N-methylaniline, and
0.72 g (40 mmol) of water was subjected to microwave
irradiation (700 W) over a period of 85 min (in 1-min
pulses followed by cooling to 20°C). The mixture was
extracted with diethyl ether (3×15 ml), the extracts
were combined and dried over MgSO4, the solvent and
unreacted initial compounds were removed, and the
residue was subjected to chromatography on silica gel
using hexane–diethyl ether (3:1) as eluent. Yield
1.33 g (25%, calculated on the initial amine), dark
brown liquid. Compound V was isolated as a mixture
2-Ethoxy-1,3-dimorpholinoprop-1-ene (IVa).
1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 1.23 t (3H, CH3, J =
7.0 Hz), 2.52 m (8H, CH2), 3.02 s (2H, CH2), 3.63 m
(8H, CH2), 3.87 q (2H, OCH2, J = 7.0 Hz), 4.90 s (1H,
=CH). Mass spectrum (retention time 10.97 min),
m/z (Irel, %): 256 (23) [M]+, 170 (100) [M –
N(CH2CH2)2O]+, 140 (71), 112 (9), 100 (78), 84 (7)
[M – 2N(CH2CH2)2O]+, 70 (10), 56 (20), 41 (12), 29
(11) [Et]+.
2-Ethoxy-3,3-dipiperidinoprop-1-ene (IIIb).
1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 1.30 t (3H, CH3, J =
7.0 Hz), 1.41 m (8H, CH2), 1.45 m (8H, CH2), 2.34 m
(4H, CH2), 2.90 s (1H, CH), 3.72 q (2H, OCH2, J =
7.0 Hz), 3.89 d and 3.98 d (1H each, =CH2, J = 2.8 Hz).
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of two diastereoisomers at a ratio of 1:1. H NMR
spectrum, δ, ppm: 1.07 t (3H, CH3CH2, J = 7.0 Hz),
2.68 s (3H, CH3N), 2.81 s (3H, CH3N), 2.89 s (3H,
CH3N), 3.19 d and 3.32 d (1H, CH2, J = 9 Hz), 3.29 d
and 3.32 d (1H, CH2, J = 4.3 Hz), 3.52 q and 3.61 q
(1H each, OCH2, J = 7.0 Hz), 3.91 m (1H, CH), 5.03 d
(1H, CH, J = 8.2 Hz), 6.54 d (2H, o-H, J = 8.1 Hz),
6.56 t (2H, m-H, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.68 m (3H, p-H), 6.84 d
(2H, o-H, J = 8.1 Hz), 7.00 d (2H, o-H, J = 7.6 Hz),
7.08 t (2H, m-H, J = 7.6 Hz), 7.20 m (2H, m-H).
13C NMR spectrum, δC, ppm: 15.42 (CH3CH2), 31.01
(CH3N), 33.40 (CH3N), 39.11 (CH3N), 54.43 (CH2N),
62.86 (CHN), 65.04 (CH2O), 72.58 (CH2O), 111.20
(Cm), 112.59 (Co), 112.97 (Co), 116.24 (Cp), 117.38
(Cp), 118.06 (Cp), 127.82 (Cm), 128.07 (Co), 128.86
(Cm), 146.73 (Ci), 147.72 (Ci), 150.18 (Ci). Found for
isomer mixture, %: C 77.54; H 8.14; N 9.89.
C26H33N3O. Calculated, %: C 77.42; H 8.19; N 10.42.
2-Ethoxy-1,3-dipiperidinoprop-1-ene (IVb).
1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 1.22 t (3H, CH3, J =
7.0 Hz), 1.53 m (12H, CH2), 2.42 m (8H, CH2), 2.78 s
(1H, CH2), 3.88 q (2H, OCH2, J = 7.0 Hz), 4.85 s
(1H, =CH).
2-Ethoxy-3,3-bis(pyrrolidin-1-yl)prop-1-ene
(IIIc). The procedure was the same as above, method
b. A mixture of 2 g (20 mmol) of aldehyde I and 2.84 g
(40 mmol) of pyrrolidine was irradiated in a micro-
wave furnace (700 W) over a period of 4 min (in 1-min
pulses followed by cooling to room temperature).
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According to the H NMR data, the conversion was
100%. Vacuum distillation gave a mixture of isomers
IIIc and IVc at a ratio of 1.5:1. Yield 2.88 g (64%),
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dark red liquid, bp 25–35°C (35 mm). H NMR spec-
This study was performed under financial support
by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project
no. 08-03-00396).
trum, δ, ppm: 1.30 t (3H, CH3, J = 7.0 Hz), 1.75 m
(8H, 3-H, 4-H), 2.60 m (8H, 2-H, 5-H), 2.94 s (1H,
NCH), 3.75 q (2H, OCH2, J = 7.0 Hz), 3.94 d and
4.03 d (1H each, =CH2, J = 1.6 Hz). 13C NMR spec-
trum, δC, ppm: 23.43 (CH3), 49.78, 51.88, 62.39
(OCH2), 84.52 (NCH), 84.91 (CH2=), 158.81 (=C–O).
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7.0 Hz), 1.75 m (8H, 3-H, 4-H), 2.63 m (8H, 2-H,
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