Models for incomplete nucleophilic attack on a protonated carbonyl group and electron-deficient alkenes: Salts and zwitterions from 1-dimethylamino- naphthalene-8-carbaldehyde

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The X-ray crystal structures of salts and zwitterionic Knoevenagel products from 1-dimethylamino-naphthalene-8-carbaldehyde show long N-C bonds between peri-groups which provide models for incomplete nucleophilic attack on a protonated carbonyl group and

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Models for incomplete nucleophilic attack on a protonated carbonyl group
and electron-deficient alkenes: salts and zwitterions from 1-dimethylamino-
naphthalene-8-carbaldehyde†
Alberth Lari,‡a Matuesz B. Pitak,b Simon J. Coles,b Gregory J. Rees,c Stephen P. Day,c Mark E. Smith,c
John V. Hannac and John D. Wallis*a
Received 14th May 2012, Accepted 11th July 2012
DOI: 10.1039/c2ob25929j
The X-ray crystal structures of salts and zwitterionic Knoevenagel products from 1-dimethylamino-
naphthalene-8-carbaldehyde show long N–C bonds between peri-groups which provide models for
incomplete nucleophilic attack on a protonated carbonyl group and electron-deficient alkenes respectively.
For the salts the N–C bonds lie in the range 1.625–1.638 Å with C–OH bonds intermediate in length
between single and double bonds, while for the zwitterions the N–C bonds lie in the range
1.612–1.660 Å. The structural assignment of the former is supported by solid state 13C and 15N NMR
studies on doubly isotopically-labelled material. Several zwitterions were converted to naphtha[1,8-bc]-
azepines by a mechanism involving the tertiary amino effect.
formed. We were interested in preparing further compounds
which could show different degrees of bond formation between
Introduction
peri-Substituted naphthalene derivatives have been used to
investigate interactions between pairs of functional groups since
this substitution pattern places the groups within van der Waals
separation and without the possibility of conjugation with each
other through the aromatic π-system. The peri-interactions of a
dimethylamino groups with a wide variety of groups have been
studied, as in proton sponges (–Me2N+–H⋯NMe2–)1 but also
with many electron deficient groups.2 Of particular relevance to
organic chemistry is the possibility of observing incipient bond
formation in such systems, for example between a dimethyl-
amino group and various carbonyl containing groups3 or elec-
tron-deficient alkenes4,5 as in 1–4. We have reported that for two
particularly electron deficient alkenes, this process goes further
with a significant bonding interaction between the groups and
formation of a zwitterionic structure, as in 5 and 6. The acti-
vating groups on the alkene in these cases were a cyclic diester
derived from Meldrum’s acid, and a pair of nitro and benzoyl
groups.4,5 The bonds between the two functional groups are
1.651(3) and 1.6397(17) Å long in 5 and 6 and are not fully
two peri groups for subsequent investigations, e.g. by exper-
imental X-ray charge density measurements, to map how the
charge density formation is related to the change in separation
between the atoms involved. Here we report the structure of
cation 7 which corresponds to the attack of a dimethylamino
group on a protonated carbonyl group, and a family of zwitter-
ionic structures (8–14) related to 5 and 6 but with different
groups stabilising the negative charge or, in one case, different
N-substituents. Finally, an alternative intramolecular reaction
between these groups under microwave conditions is reported
yielding fused azepine derivatives.
Discussion
Structure of cation 7
The trifluoroacetate and chloride salts of cation 7 were precipi-
tated by treating the peri-aldehyde 1 with trifluoroacetic acid or
HCl in ether and crystals grown from acetonitrile and methanol,
respectively. The crystal structures show that protonation has
taken place on oxygen with formation of a long N–C bond
between the peri groups. For the two independent cations in the
trifluoroacetate salt (Fig. 1 and 2), these bonds are 1.624(4) and
1.628(4) Å long, and the former carbonyl bonds are lengthened
to 1.352(4) and 1.362(4) Å, intermediate between a carbonyl
group (1.20 Å) and a single C–O bond (1.43 Å).6 The N–C–O
angles in each case are both 112.2(3)°. Thus, the structure corres-
ponds to the partial addition of the dimethylamino group to a
aSchool of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton
Lane, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, UK. E-mail: john.wallis@ntu.ac.uk
bNational Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, University of
Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
cDepartment of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
†CCDC 871636–871647. For crystallographic data in CIF or other elec-
tronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c2ob25929j
‡Current address: LCPM – ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, 1 rue Grand-
ville, 54000, Nancy, France.
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Fig. 1 Crystal structure of one of the two crystallographically unique
cations in 7·CF3CO2−, with atomic displacement parameters drawn at
the 50% level.
Fig. 2 Contents of the asymmetric unit of the trifluoroacetate salt of
cation 7 showing hydrogen bonding within the cation/anion pairs.
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protonated carbonyl bond within the restraints of the naphthalene
framework. Both hydroxyl groups are hydrogen bonded to a tri-
fluoroacetate anion (O⋯O: 2.581 and 2.604 Å, angle at H: 169
and 175°). The H3C–N bond lengths lie in the range 1.496(4)–
1.501(4) Å, much closer to those of the (CH3)3N+- group in
cation 167 (1.500 Å) than those of the dimethylamino group
(1.465 Å). This suggests that a considerable part of the positive
charge on cation 7 is located at the N atom.
In the chloride salt of 7 the cation has a similar structure to
that in the trifluoroacetate salt (Fig. 3 and 4, Table 1). The N–C
bond between peri groups is slightly longer (1.638(2) Å) but the
C–O bond length (1.353(2) Å) is similar. The hydroxyl group is
hydrogen bonded to the chloride ion (O⋯Cl: 2.9301(13) Å,
O–H⋯Cl angle 166°). The other three contacts of the chloride
ion are with naphthalene or methyl H atoms (C–H⋯Cl:
2.69–2.89 Å), with the shortest distance being that to the H atom
ortho to the positively charged N atom.
Changing the anion produced a different N–C bond length
and this may be related to the different strength of O–H⋯anion
hydrogen bonding, which may influence slightly the anomeric
interaction of the oxygen lone pair with the N–C bond, or may
just be down to the effects of crystal packing on the not fully
formed N–C bond. Salts of this type are thus interesting targets
for accurate charge density measurements to probe how bonding
density changes with interatomic separation.
There are a number of structures in the Cambridge Structural
Database8 containing the fragment (C)3N+–C–OH, though most
are room temperature measurements. In the five structural
Fig. 3 Molecular structure of 7·Cl with atomic displacement para-
meters drawn at the 50% level viewed down the b axis.
Fig. 4 Crystal packing arrangement for 7·Cl.
Table 1 Selected molecular geometry for cation 7 in its trifluoroacetate and chloride salts
a (Å)
b (Å)
α (°)
N–CH3 (Å)
(Car–N–C–Car) torsion (°)
18.6(3)
(H3)C–N–C–O torsion (°)
−
7+·CF3CO2
1.624(4)
1.628(4)
1.638(2)
1.352(4)
1.362(4)
1.353(2)
112.2(3)
112.2(3)
111.64(12)
1.500(4)
1.499(4)
1.501(4)
1.496(4)
1.497(2)
1.498(2)
24.9(4)
96.7(3)
15.9(3)
105.8(3)
9.94(18)
110.37(15)
11.6(3)
7+·Cl−
7.06(15)
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measurements of the hexamethylenetetraminium-N-methanol
cation 17, in which the N–C(H2OH) bond is unconstrained, the
1-hydroxynaphthalene-8-carbaldehyde.11 Earlier NMR studies
on aldehyde 1 in CF3CO2D have been interpreted in terms of
two species.12
The solid state NMR of the chloride salt of cation 7 with
isotopic enrichment of the peri nitrogen (15N, 60%) and carbon
(13C, 99%) atoms (Scheme 1) was also studied to determine
whether the powder isolated from the reaction had the same
composition as the crystal prepared from it. The 13C CPMAS
+
+N–C(OH) bond lies in the range 1.509–1.534 Å, and the C–OH
bond is 1.369–1.389 Å long.9 Thus, in cation 7, the N–C bond is
longer and the C–O bond shorter, consistent with an incomplete
formation of the addition reaction. In structures 18–20, the
N–C(OH) bond is constrained in a ring, and this group shows
similar bonding features to cation 7.10
The 1H and 13C NMR of 7·Cl are consistent with a ring closed
structure in solution with the (N)–CH–(O) group giving signals
at δH: 7.11 and δC: 112.2 in CD3OD solution with a slightly
broadened N-methyl carbon resonance at δC: 50.7. In DMSO-d6,
the methine signals are in similar positions at δH: 7.24 and δC:
114.1 but the latter is very broad indeed. Furthermore, the
signals from the dimethylamino group are strongly broadened at
room temperature, suggestive of a rapid opening and closing of
the bond between peri substituents (Scheme 1). The N-methyl
signals sharpen substantially on heating to 60 °C in DMSO-d6.
In the NMR spectra of the 7·CF3CO2 salt in CD2Cl2, the
methine group shows broadened signals at δH: 8.39 and δC:
140.2. The latter is very broad (over 3 ppm), and intermediate in
chemical shift between what might be expected for the ring
closed structure and the open structure 7′, suggesting that the
equilibrium between closed and open structures is shifted
towards the open structure in this case. The structure of the open
chain form may be protonated on the nitrogen and stabilised
by an internal hydrogen bond to the carbonyl as in
NMR data (Fig. 5(a)–(c)) shows a single resonance at δiso =
111 ppm dominating these data, consistent with a carbon
attached to nitrogen and oxygen atoms. A carbonyl group would
be expected to appear at δiso > 180 ppm, therefore this result
eliminates the possibility of the 7′ structure being formed. The
chemical shift (CS) interaction parameters determined from the
variable MAS frequency data reported in Table 2 are given in the
IUPAC, Haeberlen and Herzfeld–Berger conventions. The mag-
nitude of the measured 13C chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) Δδ
or chemical shift span (CSS) Ω of −77 ppm or 89 ppm, respecti-
vely, is also indicative of a species attached to two electronega-
tive atoms and is much smaller than typically expected for a
carbonyl species, thus providing additional evidence for the pres-
ence of compound 7 in preference to 7′. Furthermore, from
Table 2, the reported CS tensor values (δ11 = 149, δ22 = 124 and
δ33 = 60 ppm) show that a non-axially symmetric site (i.e. δ11
≠
δ22 ≠ δ33 or η ≠ 0) is described, where the bridging peri-bond is
lowering any point symmetry that may exist at the 13C–OH posi-
tion. From Table 2 it can be observed that excellent agreement
Scheme 1 left: Equilibrium between ring closed and open ring forms of cation 7; right: location of isotopic labels in 7 used in the SS-NMR study of
7·Cl.
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Fig. 5 A cross polarisation (1H–13C/15N) experiment of 15N(60%)13C(99%) labelled 7 with varying magic angle spinning (MAS) frequencies (a)(d)
12 kHz, (b)(e) 900 Hz and (c)(f) 700 Hz. The isotropic shifts are labelled by *δiso. The simulations (sim.) are shown below each spectrum in grey.
exists between the experimentally measured NMR parameters
and the DFT calculated NMR parameters using the NMR-CA-
STEP code and the GIPAW approach.13 This level of agreement
for the basic chemical shift tensor values δ11, δ22 and δ33, and
the more arithmetically convoluted parameters such as δiso, Δδ/η,
Ω/κ, demonstrates that a high degree of precision is associated
with the single crystal X-ray structural solution of compound 7.
For these calculations, the generated unit cell H positions are
geometry optimised using the energy minimization algorithms
within the CASTEP program prior to NMR parameter
computation.
conjugate with the carbanionic centre in the final product. The
aim was to produce materials with different bond distances
between the peri groups by changing the cyclic diester to a
cyclic diketone or a cyclic amide, where the stabilisation of the
carbanionic centre would be expected to be greater or less than
in the Meldrum’s acid derivative respectively. Thus, aldehyde 1
was reacted with a variety of cyclic 1,3-diketones and with N,N-
dimethylbarbituric acid under Knoevenagel conditions and the
products 8–13 were obtained in 38–81% yield. Meldrum’s acid
was also reacted with 1-diethylamino-8-naphthaldehyde to give
zwitterion 14, the N,N-diethyl analogue of 5, in 35% yield. Solu-
tion NMR studies support the assignment of zwitterionic struc-
tures to 8–14. Crystals were grown of six of these zwitterionic
structures, 8–10 and 12–14, and their structures determined by
X-ray crystallography at 120 K. The structures are shown in
Fig. 6–8, and selected molecular geometry is given in Table 3.
All six structures show a significant degree of bond formation
between the functional groups, with N–C bond lengths in the
range 1.612–1.661 Å. These can be viewed as corresponding to
somewhat different late stages of the partial addition of the
dimethylamino group to an activated alkene. Compounds 12 and
13 have been recently reported by Mátyus et al.15
The corresponding 15N CPMAS NMR data from the 13C/15N
labelled compound 7 are also shown in Fig. 5(d)–(f). The isotro-
pic shift δiso −290.6 ppm emphasized in the data acquired with
νr = 12.0 kHz is referenced against MeNO2, however, upon con-
version to the protein chemical shift range (by adding 379.5 ppm
to this value), an isotropic shift of δiso 88.9 ppm is obtained.
Reported 15N chemical shift values for tetramethylammonium
(solution) and trimethylammonium (solid state) cations are in the
region 43–45 ppm14 so it is not possible to unambiguously dis-
criminate between the formation of compound 7 or 7′. However,
strongly supportive of structure 7 is the excellent agreement
between measured 15N NMR parameters and those calculated
using the GIPAW approach and based on the crystal structure
data for 7 (Table 2).
Reaction of 1 with cyclopentane-1,3-dione or cyclohexane-
1,3-dione in methanol yielded zwitterions 8 and 9 whose crystals
are monohydrates, with 8 crystallising in space group P21/c with
two molecules of 8 and two water molecules in the asymmetric
ˉ
unit, and 9 crystallising in space group P1 with one molecule of
Preparation and structures of zwitterions 8–14
9 and one water molecule crystallographically unique. None of
the other zwitterions studied is solvated in the solid state. For
zwitterion 8 (Fig. 6), there is a hydrogen bond between the two
independent water molecules and their remaining three hydrogen
A range of zwitterions related to examples 5 and 6 was prepared
by Knoevenagel reactions of aldehyde 1 with cyclic methylene
derivatives activated by two carbonyl groups which could both
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atoms form hydrogen bonds to three of the four carbonyl groups
of the two molecules of 8. The carbonyl group which is
not hydrogen bonded is the shortest of the four: 1.249(2),
cf. 1.253(2)–1.256(2) Å. Thus, one of the two unique zwitterion
molecules A has both carbonyl groups hydrogen bonded to
water molecules and the N–C bond between the peri groups is
1.612(2) Å, while the second molecule B is only hydrogen
bonded at one carbonyl group and the N–C bond is longer,
1.626(2) Å. This is consistent with the hydrogen bonding
promoting the delocalisation of the zwitterion’s anionic charge
and thus promoting the formation of the N–C bond. Increased
formation of this bond would be expected to be correlated with
lengthening of the exocyclic C–C bond to the carbanionic centre
which is indeed observed: 1.478(2) Å for A and 1.471(2) Å for
B. In molecule B, the carbonyl group which is not hydrogen
bonded to water lies adjacent to three electron deficient N-methyl
groups: rotation of the five-membered ring leads to approach to
an N-methyl group from the same molecule (H3C⋯C(vO):
3.211 and H3C⋯O(vC): 3.322 Å, H⋯O 2.58 Å), and the car-
+
bonyl group lies near to the NMe2 group of another molecule
(H3C⋯O(vC): 3.318 and 3.329 Å).
In the crystal structure of 9 (Fig. 7), bridging water molecules
between carbonyl groups link the molecules into rows. The N–C
bond length is 1.6310(19) Å. Compared to the bis-hydrated
molecule 8A the three bonds along the N–CH–C−–C(vO)
pathway are all longer (Table 3). However, it is important to note
that the six-membered ring projects the carbonyl groups closer to
the N-methyl groups than does the five-membered ring, so that
optimisation of the O⋯CH3 interactions may play a larger role
in determining the structure of 9 than for 8. Thus, in 9 each
N-methyl group lies closer to a carbonyl oxygen atom (O⋯C:
3.187 and 3.295 Å) than in the corresponding bis-hydrated mole-
cule 8A (3.385 and 3.488 Å). The structure of molecule 10
(Fig. 8) differs from 9 only by the presence of two methyl
groups on the extremity of the dione ring, and is not hydrated in
the crystalline state. The molecular geometry is, however, very
similar to that of 9 with a bond of 1.636 Å between the peri
groups.
Reactions of 1 with N,N′-dimethylbarbituric acid or indanone,
in which the carbonyl groups are conjugated to nitrogen or a
benzene ring respectively, led to the production of crystalline
zwitterions 12 and 13 (Fig. 8). In zwitterion 12, where the carba-
nionic centre is part of a barbiturate group, the N–C bond
between peri-groups is 1.6266(19) Å long and the bond to the
carbanionic centre is 1.477(2) Å. The two pyrimidine N atoms
are both flanked by two carbonyl groups. The central urea-like
carbonyl group is the shortest of the three (1.2324(17) Å,
cf. 1.2395(17) and 1.2451(17) Å). It might have been expected
that the other two carbonyl groups would have a reactivity akin
to esters, since the attached N atoms must share their lone pair
with two carbonyl groups, yet the pyridinetrione group seems to
be as effective as the cyclic diketones 9 and 10 in promoting the
reaction between the two peri groups. Indeed it is of note that
these two N atoms make significantly shorter bonds to the urea-
like carbonyl group (1.3762(18) and 1.3771(18) Å) than to the
other two carbonyl groups (1.4167(18) and 1.4208(18) Å),
emphasizing their preferential interaction with the central carbo-
nyl group, leaving the other two carbonyls to stabilise the carba-
nion. The through-space interactions between these carbonyl
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Fig. 6 One of two crystallographically independent molecules of zwitterion 8 (left); crystal structure of 8·H2O showing the different hydrogen
bonding arrangements for the two unique molecules of 8 (right).
Fig. 7 Crystal structure of 9·H2O showing the water molecules bridging the zwitterions.
oxygens and the two N–CH3 groups are similar to those in 9
(O⋯C 3.122 and 3.366 Å).
similar to the N,N-dimethylamino analogue, with the ethyl
groups organised so that the peripheral methyl groups are turned
away from the anionic portion of the molecule, so reducing any
extra steric repulsion between the groups.
In the indanone derivative 13 (Fig. 8), the N–C bond between
peri groups is 1.6536(14) Å – considerably longer than in dike-
tones 8–10 (1.612–1.636 Å), and the C–C bond to the carbanio-
nic centre is correspondingly shorter (1.4640(16) Å) than in the
other two cases (1.471–1.486 Å). This relates to the lower
efficacy of the indanone group in stabilising the developing car-
banionic charge. Indeed, there is evidence of less delocalisation
from the carbanion into the carbonyl groups, with longer bonds
between them: 1.4275(16) and 1.4292(17) Å compared to
1.413–1.419 Å in 8 in which the carbanion is also in a five-
membered ring. Conjugation of the carbonyls with the fused
phenyl group lowers the capacity of the carbonyl groups to
stabilise the carbanionic centre. Aldehyde 15, with a peri-diethyl-
amino group rather than the smaller dimethylamino group, also
reacted with Meldrum’s acid to give the expected zwitterion 14
whose structure was determined (Fig. 8). The structure is very
Related zwitterionic structures in the biphenyl series (e.g. 21)
have been reported,16,17 but in these less strained cases the N–C
bonds between ortho substituents lie in the range 1.58–1.61 Å.
The importance of having both carbonyl groups able to fully
conjugate the carbanionic centre for formation of the zwitterionic
structure is illustrated by the molecular structure of 22 where this
is not so. The latter is shown by X-ray crystallography to exist in
the ring open form (Fig. 9). The two carbonyl groups make
torsion angles of 2.31(16) and 61.7(2)° with the alkene bond, so
only the trans carbonyl group fully conjugates with it. The
dimethylamino nitrogen lone pair is directed towards the other
peri group: the N⋯CHv separation is 2.632(2) Å, the
N⋯CvC angle is 117.73(12)° and the Me2N⋯H(CvC) separ-
ation is 2.42 Å. The N⋯C separation and the orientation of the
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Fig. 8 Molecular structures of 10 and 12–14 with anisotropic displacement parameters drawn at the 50% level.
Solution NMR studies on 8–14
dimethylamino group is intermediate between those seen for the
corresponding dibenzoyl (2.679(2) Å) and dinitrile analogues
(2.413(2) Å),4 suggesting that in the conformations observed in
the crystal structures two acetyl groups are more effective than
two benzoyl groups in activating the alkene bond to the approach
of a nucleophile.
Investigations of the solution state structures of the zwitterions
8–13 were made by variable temperature NMR. The evidence
supports the adoption of the zwitterionic structures, but at
ambient temperatures it appears that the bond between peri sub-
stituents is rapidly opening and closing, with only a very low
concentration of the open chain form. The discussion will be
divided between those molecules with carbanionic centres in
five-membered rings (8, 13) and those in six-membered rings
(9–12). Selected data for 13C shifts of peri groups is given in
Table 4.
1
At −48 °C, the H and 13C spectra of 8 in CDCl3 both show
two peaks for the dimethylamino group (δH: 3.13 and 3.57;
δC: 52.6 and 51.8) and the methine signals occur at δH: 6.49 and
δC: 86.9 consistent with the ring closed structure in which the
two methyl groups lie either cis or trans to the cyclopentanide
group. Furthermore, the two carbonyl carbons show different
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Table 3 Selected molecular geometry for cations 8–10 and 12–14. Data for 54 are provided for reference
a (Å)
b (Å)
c (Å)
d (Å)
α (°)
8·H2O
1.612(2)
1.626(2)
1.6310(19)
1.636(3)
1.6266(19)
1.6536(14)
1.6603(15)
1.651(3)
1.478(2)
1.471(2)
1.4863(19)
1.479(4)
1.477(2)
1.4640(16)
1.4691(16)
1.471(3)
1.418(2)
1.413(2)
1.415(2)
1.419(2)
1.4281(17)
1.4211(18)
1.422(4)
1.256(2)
114.75(13)
114.57(12)
113.99(10)
116.4(2)
1.2539(19)
1.2527(18)
1.2489(18)
1.2532(16)
1.2566(16)
1.253(3)
9·H2O
10
1.424(4)
1.257(3)
12
1.4229(19)
1.4113(19)
1.4275(16)
1.4292(17)
1.4214(16)
1.4152(17)
1.409(3)
1.2395(17)
1.2451(17)
1.2441(14)
1.2391(14)
1.2235(15)
1.2254(14)
1.224(2)
115.54(11)
114.40(9)
116.70(9)
114.9(2)
13
14
54
1.428(2)
1.236(2)
Fig. 9 Molecular structure of 22 with anisotropic displacement parameters drawn at the 50% level (left), and showing relative orientation of peri
groups (right).
Table 4 Selected 13C NMR shifts for zwitterions 8–13
shifts (δC: 204.6 and 203.0), as do the two methylene groups
(δC: 33.4 and 33.1), indicating that the cyclopentanide group is
8
9
11a
12
13
not rotating at this temperature. The carbanionic centre resonates
at δC: 99.4. On warming to room temperature, the ring opening/
ring closing process is activated, and since on ring opening there
is also rotation of one peri group relative to the other, the cis and
trans relationship of each N-methyl group to the cyclopentanide
ring is scrambled (Scheme 2). Thus, at 24 °C the methyl signals
coalesce to δH: 3.31 and δC: 52.2. Furthermore, there is evidence
at 24 °C that the cyclopentanide group is starting to rotate about
the C−–CH bond, in particular the two carbonyl resonances are
replaced with a single broad resonance, and the resonances of
the two methylene carbons coalesce. In DMSO-d6, the carbonyl
signal in 8 sharpens on heating to 65 °C consistent with a faster
rotation of this group. The NMR spectrum of the indanone
T (K)
Solvent
225
CDCl3
243
CDCl3
233
CD2Cl2
297
DMSO-d6
213
CD2Cl2
N–CH
86.9
99.4
91.2
102.0
89.1 (88.6)
99.7 (98.5)
93.5
77.7
92.4
90.4
C−
a Major and minor conformers.
derivative 13 at −60 °C in CD2Cl2 is consistent with the frozen
zwitterionic structure, with the methine and carbanionic carbons
resonating at δC: 92.4 and 90.4. Distinct resonances for all 16
aromatic carbons are observed. However, on warming to room
temperature, the ring opening and closing process begins, along
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Scheme 2
Scheme 3 Equilibration of the two zwitterionic structures of 12, showing the probable transition state for the relative rotation of the peri groups in
the open chain form (centre).
with rotation of the indanonide group. The methine and carba-
nionic carbon shift downfield to δC: 118.6 and 105.5 and the
four indanone aromatic methine carbons give just two signals.
In contrast, the NMR spectra of the six-membered ring cases
are somewhat simpler, since there is no rotation of the cyclohex-
shows a pair of distinct N-methyl resonances (δH: 3.57 and
3.13 major isomer, δH: 3.54 and 3.17 minor isomer). On
warming to room temperature, and onset of ring opening/closing
the pairs of N-methyl, carbonyl and methylene carbon reson-
ances are all replaced by single signals.
Formation of naphtho[1,8-bc]azepines
anide ring, due to the increased steric interaction of the carbonyl
O atoms with the N-methyl groups as the ring attempts to rotate.
Thus, at −30 °C in CDCl3 compound 9 is frozen in the zwitter-
ionic form with methine and carbanionic carbons resonating at
δC: 91.2 and 102.0 respectively. The two N-methyl groups show
separate resonances (δH: 3.57 and 3.14, δC: 55.2 and 49.6), as do
the two carbonyl groups (δC: 196.2 and 194.4) and their neigh-
bouring methylene carbons (δC: 37.6 and 36.6). On warming to
room temperature, the rate of the ring opening/ring closing
process increases and the N-methyl groups give just one broad
When some of the zwitterion-forming Knoevenagel reactions
were carried out under microwave conditions, a different type of
product was obtained. Reaction of the diethylamino aldehyde 15
with Meldrum’s acid or malonitrile under microwave conditions
(typically 200 W, 100 °C, 10 min) yielded 23 and 24 in which
the functional groups had reacted together to form a seven-
membered ring. Similarly, reaction of the dimethylamino
aldehyde 1 with indanone under these conditions yielded
azepine 25, rather than the zwitterion 13. Interestingly, when the
diethylamino aldehyde was reacted with malonitrile in refluxing
methanol, compound 24 was also obtained, in contrast to the
reaction with the dimethylamino aldehyde 1 which gives
the normal Knoevenagel product 4. The structures of 23–25
were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. It is proposed that
after formation of the initial Knoevenagel product, an N-methyl-
ene or N-methyl group donates a hydride to the alkene, an
1
resonance in both the H and 13C NMR spectra (δH: 3.31 and
δC: 52.2). The NMR spectra of the 4-phenylcyclohexanide
derivative 11 in CD2Cl2 are very instructive. At low temperature
(−40 °C) they show two isomeric species present in ratio
ca. 2 : 1, with very similar 1H and 13C NMR spectra. This is
indeed what would be expected if the zwitterionic structure is
frozen out, since the phenyl group can either be directed towards
or away from the other peri group (Scheme 3). Thus each isomer
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example of the tertiary amino effect,18 forming an iminium
cation and a stabilised carbanion which then react together to
form the azepine ring, as outlined in Scheme 4 for 24. We
observed this reaction earlier for zwitterion 6,5 and Mátyus and
co-workers15,16 have reported similar reactions between ortho
groups in the biphenyl series and between peri groups in the
naphthalene series for which they have reported mechanistic evi-
dence of intramolecular hydride transfer from deuterium label-
ling experiments. Pozharskii19 has recently reported such
reactions between ortho groups on naphthalene rings.
The molecular structures of the fused azepines 23–25 were
determined by X-ray crystallography (Fig. 10). The structures of
23 and 24 are well resolved, but that for 25, while confirming
the molecular structure, is not so accurate.20 Selected molecular
geometry is shown in Table 5. The molecular conformations are
similar and the azepine ring show some signs of strain. In the
more highly substituted structures 23 and 24, the two bonds to
the quaternary centre are just over 1.57 and 1.55 Å long, respect-
ively. The naphthalene skeleton is twisted so that there is a sig-
nificant torsion between the bonds to the peri-substituents (23.47
and 24.83° in 23 and 24). In the azepine ring, the sp3 carbon
atoms α and β to the nitrogen atom are displaced to the same
side of the naphthalene plane with the α-carbon displaced more
than the quaternary β-carbon (by 1.343 and 1.364 Å, cf. 1.001
and 0.933 Å for 23 and 24), to give a roughly staggered confor-
mation about the bond that links them. The bonding geometry of
the nitrogen atoms in 23–25 is not far from planar (Table 5).
Solution 1H NMR spectra indicate that there is a confor-
mational equilibrium at 24 °C for compounds 24 and 25 due to
flexing of the seven-membered ring to either side of the naphtha-
lene plane (Scheme 5). For example, for 25 at 25 °C in CD2Cl2
the two ring methylene groups appear as a broad signal at δH:
3.44, but on cooling down to −65 °C these resolve into four
doublets: δH: 4.17 and 2.69 from the aryl-methylene group and
Scheme 4
Fig. 10 Molecular structures of 23–25 drawn in the ball and stick style.
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Table 5 Selected molecular geometry for fused azepines 23–25
a/Å
b/Å
c/Å
β–δ/°
α/°
Σ angles at N/°
23
24
25
1.4593(16)
1.4644(13)
1.450(2)
1.5746(18)
1.5708(14)
1.541(2)
1.5577(18)
1.5538(14)
1.545(2)
105.61(10)–114.46(10)
107.87(8)–114.09(9)
108.18(13)–115.69(11)
116.22(11)
115.75(9)
115.57(14)
355.98
356.22
350.91
an Oxford Cryosystems 700 series Cryostream low temperature
system at NTU, or at the EPSRC National Crystallography
Service (NCS) at Southampton University. Flash chromato-
graphy was performed on 40–63 silica gel (Merck).
Preparation of (1,1-dimethyl-1,2-dihydro-2-hydroxybenzo[cd]-
indol-1-ium trifluoroacetate, 7·CF3CO2
Scheme 5 Conformational equilibrium for 24.
Three drops of trifluoroacetic acid were added to a solution of
the aldehyde 1 (100 mg, 0.5 mmol) in ether (5 ml) to give a pre-
cipitate which was collected, washed with ether and dried to give
7·trifluoroacetate (92 mg, 58%), a white solid, m.p. 99–101 °C;
δH (CD2Cl2, 24 °C): 9.12 (1H, v br, OH), 8.39 (1H, br, 2-H),
7.88 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.79 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.61 (1H, t, J = 7.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.55 (2H, m, Ar-H2),
7.41 (1H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1), 3.11 (6H, s, N(CH3)2); δC
(CD2Cl2, 24 °C): 162.1 (q, JC,F = 34.3 Hz, CvO), 146.8
(Ar-C1), 140.2 (v br, 2-C), 134.4, 133.0, 129.1, 128.6, 128.5,
128.0, 126.7 and 123.9 (Ar-C8), 117.4 (q, JC,F = 292 Hz, CF3),
115.8 (Ar-C1), 48.4 (N(CH3)2); νmax: 2566 br, 1658, 1631, 507,
1472, 1420, 1332, 1307, 1154, 1135, 1123, 999, 894, 833, 806,
797, 785, 776, 717, 707, 541, 524, 389; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap
XL, MeOH/H2O) found 200.1071, C13H14NO+ requires
200.1070.
δH: 3.31 and 3.50 from the methylene group next to nitrogen. In
contrast, in 23 ring flexing is inhibited, because this process
would move the ring methyl group from a pseudo-equatorial
position to a pseudo-axial one and in close steric contact to a car-
bonyl group of the cyclic bis-lactone.
Conclusions
A range of compounds with N–C bonds between peri-substitu-
ents in the range 1.612 to 1.661 Å have been prepared, which
can be interpreted as models for the incomplete addition of a
dimethylamino group to a protonated carbonyl group or an elec-
tron-deficient alkene. This family of compounds is of particular
interest for investigations by accurate X-ray crystallography and
solid state NMR methods, to follow the bond formation process
by measuring the characteristics of the bond electron density and
the NMR signals of the nuclei involved as the bond forms. This
work is in progress.
Preparation of (1,1-dimethyl-1,2-dihydro-2-hydroxybenzo[cd]-
indol-1-ium chloride, 7·Cl
Experimental
A stirred solution of aldehyde 1 (53 mg, 0.27 mmol) in dry ether
(3 ml) under nitrogen was treated with a 1 M solution of HCl in
ether (0.4 ml, 0.40 mmol) at room temperature to give a white
precipitate. After stirring for 30 min, the solid was filtered off
and washed with ether, and dried in vacuo to give 7·Cl as a
white solid (54 mg, 86%) m.p. 194–196 °C dec. δH (CD3OD,
24 °C): 8.10 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 8.08 (1H, d, J = 8.3 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.95 (1H, d, J = 7.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.85 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.80 (2H, m, Ar-H2), 7.11 (1H, s, 2-H), 3.48 (6H, s,
N(CH3)2); δC NMR (CD3OD, 24 °C): 146.0 (Ar-C1), 132.9
(Ar-C2), 131.3, 129.8, 128.7, 128.4, 128.3, 123.8 and 116.1
(Ar-C7), 112.2 (2-C), 50.7 slightly br (N(CH3)2); δH (DMSO-d6,
24 °C): 10.45 (1H, br, OH), 8.09 (1H, m, Ar-H3), 7.81 (2H, m,
Ar-H2), 7.71 (1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.24 (1H, s, 2-H), 3.55
(6H, br, N(CH3)2); δC (DMSO-d6, 24 °C): 145.1, 132.4, 130.7,
129.6, 128.4, 127.1, 126.6, 126.4, 122.2, and 115.2 (Ar-C10),
General
NMR spectra were measured on a Jeol ECLIPSE 400 spec-
trometer at 400 MHz for H and at 100.6 MHz for 13C using
1
CDCl3 as solvent and tetramethylsilane (TMS) as standard
unless otherwise stated, and measured in ppm downfield from
TMS with coupling constants reported in Hz. IR spectra were
recorded on a Perkin Elmer Spectrum 100 FT-IR Spectrometer
using Attenuated Total Reflection sampling unless otherwise
stated, and are reported in cm−1. Mass spectra were recorded at
the EPSRC Mass Spectrometry Centre at the University of
Swansea. Chemical analysis data were obtained from
Mr Stephen Boyer, London Metropolitan University. X-ray dif-
fraction datasets were measured either on an Oxford Diffraction
Xcalibur diffractometer equipped with a Sapphire detector and
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114.1 (v. br., 2-C), 49.4 slightly br (N(CH3)2); νmax: 2799, 2690,
2614, 2585, 1504, 1477, 1460, 1450, 1327, 1302, 1203, 1194,
1169, 1137, 985, 826, 806, 797, 773, 767, 717, 697, 543, 524,
395; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap XL, MeOH/H2O) found 200.1064,
C13H14NO+ requires 200.1070. The doubly labelled salt was pre-
pared in the same way from (Me215N(60%))-naphthalene-
8-(13C(99%)) carbaldehyde by the above method.
8.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.70 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.60 (1H, t, J =
7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.52 (1H, t, J = 8.0 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.31 (1H, d, J =
7.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.15 (1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.11 (1H, s,
2′-H), 3.31 (6H, br s, 2 × NCH3), 2.78 (2H t, J = 6.4 Hz,) and
2.50 (2H t, J = 6.2 Hz) (3-,5-H2), 1.97 (2H, quin, J = 6.3 Hz,
4-H2); δC (CDCl3, 24 °C): 196.0 and 194.0 (2 × CvO), 146.9,
137.1, 131.7, 130.3, 128.6, 127.0, 126.6, 123. 0, 119.1, 111.8
(Ar-C10), 102.0 (1-C), 93.1 (2′-C), 52.2 br (N(CH3)2), 37.6 and
36.6 (3-,5-C), 21.2 (4-C); δH (CDCl3, −30 °C): 7.88 (1H, d, J =
8.1 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.73 (1H, d, J = 8.1 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.63 (1H, t, J =
7.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.55 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1) 7.33 (1H, d, J =
7.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.18 (1H, d, J = 6.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.11 (1H, s,
2′-H), 3.57 (3H, s, NCH3), 3.14 (3H, s, NCH3), 2.53 (2H, m)
and 2.33 (2H, m, 3-,5-H2), 1.97 (2H, m, 4-H2); δC (CDCl3,
−30 °C): 196.2 and 194.4 (2 × CvO), 146.6, 136.9, 131.5,
130.4, 128.3, 127.0, 126.7, 123.0, 118.7, 111.8 (Ar-C10), 102.0
(1-C), 91.2 (2′-C), 55.2 and 49.6 (N(CH3)2), 37.6 and 36.6
(3-,5-C), 21.2 (4-C); νmax: 2930, 2870, 1606, 1587 w, 1521,
1500 sh, 1462, 1442, 1397, 1382, 1183, 1173, 1120, 1007, 980,
830, 777, 768, 736, 661, 624, 551, 529, 511, 434, 417; HRMS:
(LTQ Orbitrap XL, DCM/MeOH/NH4OAc) found: 294.1491
[M + H]+; C19H19NO2 + H+ requires 294.1489; found C, 77.63;
H, 6.48; N, 4.76%, C19H19NO2 requires C, 77.78; H, 6.53,
N: 4.78%.
Preparation of zwitterions 8–13
General procedure A: Aldehyde 1 (102 mg, 0.51 mmol), the
appropriate cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compound (0.52 mmol) and
ethylenediaminium diacetate (12 mg) were refluxed in dry
methanol (25 ml) for 6 h. Reduction of the solvent volume and
addition of ether, or evaporation of solvent and trituration with
ether, gave the product.
General procedure B: Aldehyde 1 (102 mg, 0.51 mmol), the
appropriate cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compound (0.52 mmol) and
ethylenediaminium diacetate (12 mg) in dry DMSO (2 ml) were
reacted at 100 °C for 10 min under microwave conditions
(200 W). After cooling to room temperature, water (5 ml) was
added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate
(3 × 10 ml). The organic extract was washed with water
(3 × 15 ml) and brine (3 × 15 ml) and dried over MgSO4. Evapo-
ration of solvent and trituration with ether gave the product.
4,4-Dimethyl-1-(1′,1′-dimethyl-1′,2′-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-
ium-2′-yl)-2,6-dioxocyclohexan-1-ide, 10. Method B, yield 81%,
oily solid, δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.86 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.71 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.61 (1H, t, J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.53 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.32 (1H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.14 (1H, d, J = 7.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.13 (1H, s, 2′-H), 3.32 (6H, br
s, N-(CH3)2), 2.41 (s, 2H) and 2.19 (s, 2H) (3-,5-H2), 1.12 (6H,
s, 2 × 4-CH3); δC (CDCl3, 24 °C): 194.7 and 193.0 (2 × CvO),
146.8, 137.1, 131.7, 130.4, 127.7, 127.0, 126.6, 123.0, 119.2
and 111.8 (Ar-C10), 100.6 (2-C), 93.4 (2′-C), 52.0 (br s,
N-(CH3)2), 50.5 and 50.1 (3-,5-C), 31.3 (4-C), 28.8 (2 × 4-CH3);
νmax (film): 3028, 2943, 2885, 2016, 1604, 1589, 1525, 1467,
1439, 1405, 1384, 1279, 1260,1156; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap XL,
DCM/MeOH/NH4OAc) found: 322.1805 [M + H]+; C21H23NO2
+ H+ requires 322.1805.
1-(1′,1′-Dimethyl-1′,2′-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-ium-2′-yl)-
2,5-dioxocyclo-pentan-1-ide, 8. Method A, yield 81%, cream
powder, m.p. 135–137 °C; δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.89 (1H, d, J =
8.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.77 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.64 (1H, t, J =
7.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.52 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.37 (1H, d,
J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.15 (1H, d, J = 6.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 6.53 (1H, s,
2′-H), 3.31 (6H, s, 2 × NCH3), 2.48 (2H, br s, 3-,4-H2); δC
(CDCl3, 24 °C): 203.0 br (2 × CvO), 146.3, 133.7, 131.8,
130.5, 128.7, 127.3, 126.9, 124.2, 121.2, 112.3 (Ar-C10), 99.3
(1-C), 88.9 (2′-C), 52.2 (N(CH3)2), 33.4 (3-,4-C); δH (CDCl3,
−48 °C): 7.93 (1H, d, J = 8.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.81 (1H, d, J = 8.2
Hz, Ar-H1), 7.67 (1H, t, J = 7.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.60 (1H, t, J = 7.8
Hz, Ar-H1), 7.42 (1H, d, J = 7.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.29 (1H, d, J =
6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 6.49 (1H, s, 2′-H), 3.57 (3H, s, NCH3), 3.13
(3H, s, NCH3), 2.49 (4H, br m, 3-,4-H2); δC (CDCl3, −48 °C):
204.6 and 203.0 (2 × CvO), 145.8, 133.3, 131.5, 130.4, 128.3,
127.3, 126.9, 124. 2, 120.2, 112.3 (Ar-C10), 99.4 (1-C), 86.9 (2′-C),
52.6 and 51.8 (2 × N-CH3), 33.4 and 33.1 (3-,4-C); δC
(DMSO-d6, 65 °C): 199.7 (2 × CvO), 146.9, 135.2, 130.8,
129.4, 128.2, 127.3, 126.0, 123. 2, 119.7, 113.8 (Ar-C10), 98.2
(1-C), 87.8 (2′-C), 51.5 (2 × N-CH3), 32.7 (3-,4-C); at 24 °C,
the spectrum is very similar, apart from the carbonyl C resonance
appears as a broad signal at 200.1 ppm; νmax: 3396, 3173, 3018,
2908, 1547, 1498, 1446, 1435, 1369, 1347, 1283, 1263, 1234
1024, 994, 906, 833, 826, 807, 785, 778, 749, 703, 640, 632,
610, 530, 478, 411; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap XL, DCM/MeOH/
NH4OAc) found 280.1330, C18H17NO2 + H+ requires 280.1332;
found: C 77.58, H 5.94, N 4.86%, C18H17NO2 requires C 77.40,
H 6.13, N 5.01%.
1-(1′,1′-Dimethyl-1′,2′-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-ium-2′-yl)-4-
phenyl-2,6-dioxocyclohexan-1-ide, 11. Method B, 38%, cream
solid, m.p. 142–144 °C; δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.90 (1H, d,
J 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.76 (1H, d, J 8.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.66 (1H, t, J =
7.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.56 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.33 (5H, m, o-,
m-phenyl-H3 + Ar-H2), 7.22 (2H, m, para-Ph-H1 + Ar-H1), 7.16
(1H, s, 2′-H), 3.47 (1H, br s, 4-H), 3.31 (6H, br s, N(CH3)2),
2.83 (2H, m) and 2.60 (2H, m) (3-,5-H2); δC (CDCl3, 24 °C):
194.7 and 192.9 (2 × CvO), 146.9 (Ar-C1), 144.4 (ipso-Ph-C1),
136.9, 131.8, 130.5, 128.7 (Ar-C4), 128.5 (Ph-C2), 127.1
(Ar-C1), 126.8 (Ph-C2), 126.7 (Ar-C1), 126.3 (para-Ph-C1),
123.2, 119.2, 111.8 (Ar-C3), 101.5 (br s, 1-C), 92.6 (2′-C), 52.0
(br s, 2 × N-CH3), 44.8 and 43.9 (3-,5-C), 38.9 (4-C); δH
(CD2Cl2, −40 °C): 7.94 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.79 (1H, t,
J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.65 (m), 7.44 (m), 7.33 (m), 7.22 (m) and
7.13(m) (Ar-H9), 7.03 (7.09) (1H, s, 2′-H), 3.57 (3.54) (3H, s,
N-CH3), and 3.13 (3.17) (3H, s, N-CH3), 2.71 (2H, m, 3-,5-Hα),
2.47 (2H, m, 3-,5-Hα); δC (CD2Cl2, −40 °C): 192.7 (192.2) and
1-(1′,1′-Dimethyl-1′,2′-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-ium-2′-yl)-
2,6-dioxocyclo-hexan-1-ide, 9. Method A, yield 46%, cream
powder, m.p. 154–155 °C; δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.85 (1H, d, J =
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190.6 (190.9) (2 × CvO), 145.2 (145.1), 143.1 (143.2), 135.8
(135.6), 129.8 (129.7), 128.5, 126.9, 125.6 (125.5), 125.2
(125.3), 124.7, 121.4 (121.3), 117.3, 111.0 (Ar-C14), 99.7 (98.5)
(2-C), 89.1 (88.6) (2′-C), 53.8 (53.0) and 48.2 (48.5)
(2 × NCH3), 42.9 (43.4) and 42.1 (4-,6-C), 37.6 (37.2) (5-C),
values in brackets correspond to minor isomer when the reson-
ances can be distinguished, resonance at ca. 131 not observed;
νmax: 1605, 1585, 1505, 1444, 1403, 1376, 1251, 1036, 989,
915, 826, 771, 699, 667, 608, 567, 532, 504, 438, 415; HRMS:
(LTQ Orbitrap XL, DCM/MeOH/NH4OAc) found 370.1804
[M + H]+. C25H25NO2–H+ requires 370.1802.
(M–CH3, 25), 181 (24), 168 (57); HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap XL,
MeOH) found 328.1336, C22H17NO2 + H+ requires 328.1332.
2,2-Dimethyl-5-(1′,1′-diethyl-1′,2′-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-
ium-2′-yl)-4,6-dioxocyclo-1,3-dioxan-5-ide, 14. Method A using
aldehyde 15 but no catalyst, 35%, beige powder, m.p.
119–121 °C; δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.87 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.79 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.62 (1H, t, J = 7.6 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.55 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.51 (1H, s, 2′-H); 7.25
(2H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H2), 3.74 (2H, approx dq, J = 13.6,
7.2 Hz, 2 × CHαMe), 3.61 (2H, approx. dq, J = 13.6, 7.2 Hz,
2 × CHβMe), 1.76 (6H, 4-,4-CH3), 1.22 (6H, t, J = 7.2 Hz ,
2 × (CH2)CH3); δC (CDCl3, 24 °C): 168.2 and 165.0
(2 × CvO), 140.7, 134.6, 132.4 and 130.9, 129.2, 126.7, 126.1,
125.0, 121.3, 116.6 (Ar-C10), 104.6 (2′-C), 102.7 (2-C), 74.8
(5-C), 53.0 (2 × NCH2), 26.4 (4-,4-CH3), 9.3 (2 × (CH2)CH3);
νmax: 1626, 1397, 1363, 1282, 1252, 1198, 1174, 1087, 1083,
930, 786, 752, 672, 635, 493, 481, 422, 404, 386; HRMS: (LTQ
Orbitrap XL, MeOH/DCM/NH4OAc) found 354.1704,
[C21H23NO4 + H]+ requires 354.1700; found C: 71.09, H: 6.72,
N: 3.85% C21H23NO4 requires C: 71.37, H: 6.56, N: 3.96%.
1,3-Dimethyl-5-(1′,1′-dimethyl-1′,2′-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-
ium-2′-yl)-2,4,6-trioxo-1H,3H,5H-pyrimidin-5-ide, 12. Method
A, 54%, white solid, m.p. 190–192 °C; δH (DMSO-d6, 24 °C):
8.01 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.94 1H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.86 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.72 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.64 (1H, dd, J = 8.1, 7.1 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.15 (1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.08 (1H, s, 2′-H), 3.48 and 3.16 (6H, 2 × v br s,
(N(CH3)2), 3.21 and 2.95 (2 × 3H, s, 2 × NCH3); δC (DMSO-d6,
24 °C): 164.6 and 162.4 (4-,6-C), 152.8 (2-C), 147.2, 136.5,
131.0, 129.7, 128.1, 127.6, 126.2, 123.1, 119.0 and 113.9
(Ar-C10), 93.5 (2′-C), 77.7 (5-C), 54.5 and 49.5 (2 × v br,
(N(CH3)2), 27.4 and 26.7 (2 × N-CH3); δH (DMSO-d6, 80 °C):
7.99 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.88 1H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.85 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.69 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.63 (1H, t, J = 7.6 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.15 (1H, d, J = 7.2 Hz, Ar-H1),
7.13 (1H, s, 2′-H), 3.33 (6H, s, N(CH3)2), 3.22 and 2.95
(2 × 3H, s, 2 × NCH3); δC (DMSO-d6, 80 °C):164.4 and 162.1
(2-,6-C), 152.5 (4-C), 146.8, 136.0, 130.8, 129.2, 128.0, 127.0,
125.9, 122.8, 118.9 and 113.5 (Ar-C10), 95.6 (2′-C), 77.8 (5-C),
51.2 (N(CH3)2), 27.0 and 26.2 (2 × N-CH3). νmax: 1672, 1600,
1469, 1424, 1422, 1371, 1337, 832, 810, 790, 779, 769, 757,
677, 632, 616, 514, 495, 468, 428, 413; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap
XL, MeOH/DCM/NH4OAc) found 360.1324, C19H19N3O3 + Na+
requires 360.1319.
2-Acetyl-1-(1′-dimethylaminonaphth-8′-yl)but-1-en-3-one 22.
Method A using aldehyde 1 and pentane-2,4-dione, refluxing for
48 h, and chromatography (cyclohexane : ethyl acetate 1 : 1) of
the reaction mixture gave 22 (9%) containing ca. 10% of 1, and
evaporation of an ether solution gave crystals of 22 for X-ray dif-
fraction, m.p. 210–212 °C; δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 8.67 (1H, s,
1-H), 7.75 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.58 (1H, d, J = 8.1 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.41 (1H, t, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.30 (2H, m, Ar-H2),
7.12 (1H, d, J = 7.0 Hz, Ar-H1), 2.69 (6H, s, N-(CH3)2), 2.40
(3H, s, CH3CO), 2.08 (3H, s, CH3CO); δC(CDCl3, 24 °C): 203.8
& 197.3 (2 × CvO). 151.2 (Ar-C1), 147.7 (1-C), 137.1, 135.6
(Ar-C2), 131.4 (2-C), 130.1, 129.3, 127.3, 126.5 (Ar-C4), 125.4
(Ar-C2), 119.4 (Ar-C1), 46.0 (N-(CH3)2), 32.2
(2 × COCH3).
& 27.0
Preparation of naphtho[1,8-bc]azepines
2-(1′,1′-Dimethyl-1,2-dihydrobenzo[cd]indol-1′-ium-2′-yl)-1,3-
dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ide, 13. Method A, 41%, yellow
crystals, m.p. 144–146 °C; δH (CD2Cl2, 24 °C): 7.90 (1H, d) and
7.88 (1H, d) (J = ca. 8 Hz, naphth-H2), 7.66 (1H, s, 2′-H), 7.63
(6H, br m, Ar-H6), 7.42 (1H, d, J = 7.5 Hz, naphth-H1), 7.39
(1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, naphth-H1), 2.99 (6H, s, (N(CH3)2); δC
(CD2Cl2, 24 °C): 191.0 br (2 × CvO), 148.1 (Ar-C1), 142.5 and
140.2 br (indanone-C2), 133.7, 133. 1 (Ar-C2), 132.7 (indanone-
C2), 130.3, 128.4, 127.2, 126.9, 126.7, 124. 3 (Ar-C6), 120.8
(indanone-C2), 116.2 (Ar-C1), 118.6 br (2′-C), 105.5 br (2 -C),
49.0 (N(CH3)2); δH (CD2Cl2, −60 °C): 7.97 (1H, d, J = 8.3 Hz,
napth-H1), 7.88 (1H, d, J = 8.3 Hz, naphth-H1), 7.61 (2H, Ar-
H2), 7.43 (5H, m, 2′-H and Ar-H4), 7.31 (1H, d, J = 6.8 Hz,
naphth-H1), 7.25 (1H, d, J = 6.8 Hz, naphth-H1), 3.28 (6H,
slightly br s, (N(CH3)2); δC (CD2Cl2, −60 °C): 192.4 and 190.8
(2 × CvO), 145.8 (Ar-C1), 139.6, 138.8 (indanone-C2), 133.8,
131.3 (Ar-C2), 130.7, 130.5 (indanone-C2), 129.8, 128.5, 127.3,
126.9, 124.2, 121.1 (Ar-C6), 118.5, 118.4 (indanone-C2) and
1′-Ethyl-2,2,2’-trimethyl-2′,4′-dihydro-1′H-spiro[[1,3]dioxane-
5,3′-naphtho[1,8-bc]azepine]-4,6-dione, 23. Aldehyde 15
(200 mg, 0.88 mmol), Meldrum’s acid (126 mg, 0.87 mmol) and
ethylenediammonium diacetate (12 mg) in methanol (5.5 ml)
were reacted under microwave conditions (200 W) for 10 min at
100 °C. After cooling to room temperature and stirring over-
night, filtration gave the product (119 mg, 38%) as a cream
solid, m.p. 158–159 °C; δH (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.71 (1H, d, J =
8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.47 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.32 (2H, m,
Ar-H2), 7.03 (1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 6.91 (1H, d, J =
7.4 Hz, Ar-H1), 4.45 (1H, d, J = 13.3 Hz, 4′-Hα), 4.29 (1H, q,
J = 7.1 Hz, 2′-H), 3.50 (2H, q, J = 6.9 Hz, NCH2(CH3)), 2.96
(1H, d, J = 13.3 Hz, 4′-Hβ), 1.86 (3H, s) and 1.77 (3H, s) (2-,2-
CH3), 1.37 (3H, t, J = 6.9 Hz, (NCH2)CH3), 1.26 (3H, d, J =
7.1 Hz, 2′-CH3); δC (CDCl3, 24 °C): 169.5 and 168.0
(2 × CvO), 149.2, 136.3, 132.7, 128.2, 127.8, 127.7, 125.4,
125.1, 120.5 and 111.9 (Ar-C10), 104.6 (2-C), 67.7 (2′-C), 60.8
(5-C), 42.8 (4′-C), 37.8 (N-CH2), 30.0 and 28.5 (2-,2-CH3), 14.6
(2′-CH3), 13.3 ((NCH2)CH3); νmax: 3034, 2972, 2936, 2869,
1766, 1730, 1581, 1460, 1383, 1319, 1274, 1242, 1227, 1203,
113.5 (Ar-C1), 92.4 (2′-C), 90.4 (2-C), 51.4 br (N(CH3)2); νmax
:
1613, 1563, 1430, 1373, 872, 822, 773, 746, 736, 721, 664,
620, 609, 558, 520, 501, 471, 427; m/z: 327 (M+, 100), 312
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1153, 1125, 1108, 1080. 1059, 1046, 1015, 995, 956, 927, 893,
876, 823, 785, 768, 749, 729, 687, 663, 637, 628, 527, 513,
500, 474; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap XL, DCM/MeOH/NH4OAc)
found: 354.1701 [M + H]+; C21H23NO4 + H+ requires 354.1700.
NCH3), 2.69 (1H, d, J = 13.1 Hz, 4-Hβ); δC (CD2Cl2, −65 °C):
203.5 and 201.4 (2 × CvO), 151.5 (Ar-C1), 140.8 and 140.2
(indanone-C2), 136.0 (indanone-C2), 135.3, 134.4, 127.2, 126.7,
125.9, 125.4, 125.2 (Ar-C7), 123.2 and 123.0 (indanone-C2),
119.6, 108.5 (Ar-C2), 59.2 (3-C), 58.8 (2-C), 40.6 (N-CH3), 39.0
(4-C); νmax: 2919, 2866, 1736, 1698, 1580, 1511, 1467, 1440,
1391, 1342, 1330, 1278, 1232, 1213, 1195, 1149, 1104, 1088,
1023, 972, 923, 915, 826, 816, 803, 783, 747, 725, 756, 712,
686, 642, 593, 563; HRMS: (LTQ Orbitrap XL, DCM/MeOH/
NH4OAc) found: 328.1336 [M + H]+; C22H17 NO2 + H+
requires 328.1332.
1-Ethyl-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphtho[1,8-bc]azepine-
3,3-dinitrile, 24. Aldehyde 15 (200 mg, 0.88 mmol), malonitrile
(58 mg, 0.87 mmol) and ethylenediammonium diacetate (20 mg)
in methanol (5.5 ml) were reacted under microwave conditions
(200 W) for 2 × 10 min at 100 °C. After cooling to room temp-
erature, the solvent was evaporated and the residue run through a
short plug of silica (cyclohexane–ethyl acetate 3 : 1) to give the
product as a white solid (120 mg, 43%), m.p. 101–103 °C,
δC (CDCl3, 24 °C): 7.75 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.43 (1H,
d, J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.35 (2H, m, Ar-H2), 7.25 (1H, d, J =
6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 6.98 (1H, d, J = 7.3 Hz, Ar-H1), 4.10 (1H, br,
4′-Hα), 4.04 (1H, q, J = 6.9 Hz, 2′-H), 3.50 (2H, m, N-CH2Me),
3.44 (1H, br, 4′-Hβ), 1.59 (3H, br, 2′-CH3), 1.36 (3H, t, J =
6.9 Hz, (NCH2)CH3); δC (CDCl3, 24 °C): 149.2 br, 135.9,
129.4, 129.0, 128.1, 128.0, 125.7, 121.8, 115.4 br (Ar-C9),
114.9 (2 × CN), 113.4 br (Ar-C1), 65.5 (2′-C), 43.1 (4′-C), 42.8
(3′-C), 39.3 br (N-CH2), 15.1 (2′-CH3), 14.5 ((NCH2)CH3); δC
(CDCl3, −30 °C): 7.69 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.36 (1H, d,
J = 7.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.29 (2H, m, Ar-H2), 7.19 (1H, d, J =
6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 6.90 (1H, d, J = 7.5 Hz, Ar-H1), 4.10 (1H, d,
J = 13.5 Hz, 4′-Hα), 3.96 (1H, q, J = 6.9 Hz, 2′-H), 3.56 (1H, m)
and 3.45 (1H, m) (N-CH2Me), 3.40 (1H, d, J = 13.5 Hz, 4′-Hβ),
1.57 (3H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, 2′-CH3), 1.27 (3H, t, J = 7.0 Hz,
(NCH2)CH3); δC (CDCl3, −30 °C): 147.5, 135.7, 129.3, 128.7,
128.0, 127.9, 127.4, 125.6, 121.4 (Ar-C9), 114.9 (2 × CN),
113.4 (Ar-C1), 65.6 (2′-C), 43.0 (4′-C), 42.4 (3′-C), 38.0
(N-CH2), 15.0 (2′-CH3), 14.3 ((NCH2)CH3); νmax: 2973, 2850,
2248, 1581, 1458, 1447, 1406, 1383, 1345, 1302, 1283, 1250,
1239, 1219, 1204, 1106, 1077, 1055, 823, 785, 747, 711, 660,
580, 552; m/z: 275 (M+, 85), 196 (82), 195 (100), 167 (45);
found C: 78.60, H: 6.29, N: 15.01% C18H17N3 requires
C: 78.52, H: 6.22, N: 15.26%. Reaction in refluxing methanol
for 18 h without any catalyst gave the same product.
X-ray crystallography
X-ray single-crystal diffraction measurements were made either
on a Bruker Nonius diffractometer located at the window of a
Nonius FR591 rotating-anode X-ray generator (Mo-Kα)
equipped with a Roper CCD or/and APEX II detector (for 7, 8,
9, 10, 12, 22 and 23), or an Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffracto-
meter (Mo-Kα) equipped with a Sapphire3 detector (for 13, 14,
24 and 25). Structures were solved and refined with the
SHELXS and SHELXL suites21 using the XSEED22 interface.
Molecular illustrations were made with Mercury.23
−
Crystal data for 7·trifluoroacetate. C13H14NO+·C2F3O2
,
Mr = 313.27, triclinic, a = 8.6837(3), b = 12.8490(4), c =
13.8588(5) Å, α = 103.171(2) β = 93.108(2), γ = 106.795(2)°,
3
V = 1429.42(8) Å , Z = 4, P1, Dc = 1.46 g cm−3, μ =
ˉ
0.127 mm−1, T = 120 K, 5017 unique reflections, 4621 with
F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.0704, Rw(F2, all data) = 0.163. Crys-
tals from acetonitrile. The crystal of (9b) was a non-merohedral
twin with the two domains related by 180° about the reciprocal
vector [100]. The crystal structure was refined using data in
HKLF 5 in SHELXL. The refined percentage ratio of the twin
domains was 60 : 40. Additionally, in the crystal structure one
–CF3 group of trifluoroacetate shows positional disorder, which
has been modelled as three different orientations.
Crystal data for 7·Cl. C13H14NO+·Cl−, Mr = 235.70, ortho-
rhombic, a = 9.9646(4) b = 11.9986(5), c = 19.3145(7) Å, V =
2309.27(16) Å 3, Z = 8, Pbca, Dc = 1.36 g cm−3, μ =
0.308 mm−1, T = 150 K, 2708 unique reflections (Rint = 0.0274),
2301 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.045, Rw(F2, all data) =
0.098. Crystals from methanol.
1′-Methyl-2′,4′-dihydro-1′H-spiro[indene-2,3′-naphtho[1,8-bc]-
azepine]-1,3-dione, 25. Aldehyde 1 (121 mg, 0.61 mmol) and
indanone (94 mg, 0.64 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) were reacted
under microwave conditions (200 W) for 10 min at 120 °C.
After cooling to room temperature, the methanol was evaporated,
the residue triturated with ether and the precipitated solid col-
lected to give the product as a yellow-orange powder (145 mg,
64%), m.p. 163–164 °C, δH (CDCl3, 25 °C): 7.94 (2H, m, inda-
none-H2), 7.81 (2H, m, indanone-H2), 7.60 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz,
Ar-H1), 7.25 (3H, m, Ar-H3), 6.92 (1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, Ar-H1),
6.74 (1H, d, J = 7.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 3.43 (4H, br, 2 × CH2), 3.08
(3H, s, NCH3); δC (CD2Cl2, 25 °C): 202.4 (2 × CvO), 152.2
(Ar-C1), 141.4 (indanone-C2), 136.3 (indanone-C2 + Ar-C1),
135.0, 127.8, 127.4, 126.9, 126.0, 125.7 (Ar-C6), 123.6 (inda-
none-C2), 120.4, 109.4 (Ar-C2), 60.0 (2-,3-C), 41.0 (N-CH3),
40.1 (4-C); δH (CD2Cl2, −65 °C): 8.02 (br d, indanone-H1), 7.92
(br m, indanone-H3), 7.67 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, Ar-H1), 7.30 (m,
Ar-H3), 6.97 (1H, d, J = 6.9 Hz, Ar-H1), 6.80 (1H, dd, J = 6.6,
1.8 Hz, Ar-H1), 4.17 (1H, d, J = 13.1 Hz, 4-Hα), 3.50 (1H, d,
J = 14.6 Hz, 2-Hα), 3.31 (1H, d, J = 14.6 Hz, 2-Hβ), 3.09 (3H, s,
Crystal data for 8. C18H17NO2·H2O, Mr = 297.34, monocli-
nic, a = 18.5849(7), b = 9.1076(3), c = 19.5453(8) Å, β =
112.680(2)°, V = 3052.5(2) Å3, Z = 8, P21/c, Dc = 1.29 g cm−3
,
μ = 0.088 mm−1, T = 120 K, 6982 unique reflections (Rint
=
0.0588), 5042 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.050, Rw(F2, all
data) = 0.127. Crystals from acetonitrile.
Crystal data for 9. C19H19NO2·H2O, Mr = 311.37, triclinic,
a = 8.4223(2), b = 9.4076(3), c = 10.8996(3) Å, α = 85.508(2),
3
ˉ
β = 73.336(2), γ = 68.462(2)°, V = 769.22(4) Å , Z = 2, P1,
Dc = 1.34 g cm−3, μ = 0.091 mm−1, T = 120 K, 3522 unique
reflections (Rint = 0.0463), 2834 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) =
0.043, Rw(F2, all data) = 0.114. Crystals from methanol/ether.
Crystal data for 10. C21H23NO2, Mr = 321.40, monoclinic,
a = 9.6118(4), b = 10.0248(6), c = 18.7717(10) Å, β = 103.180
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(3)°, V = 1761.13(16) Å3, Z = 4, P21/n, Dc = 1.21 g cm−3, μ =
0.077 mm−1, T = 100 K, 3103 unique reflections (Rint = 0.1218),
1967 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.060, Rw(F2, all data) =
0.158. Crystals from acetone.
50.68 MHz, respectively. A Bruker 4 mm HXY probe in dual
channel mode was utilised to enable MAS frequencies of 700,
900 and 12 000 Hz. All 13C CPMAS data were acquired with an
initial 1H π/2 pulse time of 2.5 μs, a 1H-13C contact time of 1 ms
and a recycle time of 8 s. These 13C data were indirectly refer-
enced to neat TMS (δiso 0 ppm) via a secondary solid reference
of 13C labelled alanine which provided three distinct resonances
for the methyl, backbone and carboxyl carbons at isotropic shifts
of δiso 20.5, 50.5 and 178 ppm, respectively.24 All 15N CPMAS
Crystal data for 12. C19H19N3O3, Mr = 337.37, triclinic, a =
8.3360(4), b = 8.7036(3), c = 12.1220(6) Å, α = 89.456(3), β =
3
ˉ
85.190(2), γ = 65.248(3) °, V = 795.56(6) Å , Z = 2, P1, Dc =
1.41 g cm−3, μ = 0.097 mm−1, T = 120 K, 3656 unique reflec-
tions (Rint = 0.0420), 2967 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.049,
Rw(F2, all data) = 0.135. Crystals from methanol. Mátyus et al.
have made a preliminary report of this structure.15
1
data were acquired with an initial H π/2 pulse time of 2.5 μs, a
1H–13C contact time of 1.5 ms and a recycle time of
8 s. Similarly, all 15N data were indirectly referenced to MeNO2
in CHCl3 (δiso 0 ppm) via a secondary reference of histidine
which provided three distinct resonances at −333.1, −204.3 and
−191.0 ppm.25 Spinning sideband analyses of these data were
completed using the commercial Bruker TOPSPIN 2.1 sola
program.
Crystal data for 13. C22H17NO2, Mr = 327.37, monoclinic,
a = 8.8717(3), b = 11.5384(3), c = 15.6190(5) Å, β = 95.980(3)°,
V = 1590.14(8) Å3, Z = 4, P21/c, Dc = 1.37 g cm−3, μ =
0.088 mm−1, T = 150 K, 3648 unique reflections (Rint = 0.0185),
2836 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.039, Rw(F2, all data) =
0.097. Crystals from acetone.
Theoretical density functional theory (DFT) studies were
undertaken on compound 7 (using the crystal coordinate file gen-
erated from diffraction studies) involved programs from Accelrys
Software which were implemented from the Materials Studio 5.5
suite.26 The correlation generalized gradient approximation
(GGA) was applied in the manner originally suggested by
Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE functional).27 The necessary
energy minimisation and geometry optimisation performed on 7
in its native periodic lattice using a plane–wave/pseudopotential
approach were achieved using the CASTEP code13 which was
implemented with unmodified ultrasoft pseudopotentials gener-
ated directly from the Materials Studio package. Typical conver-
gence criteria applied during the geometry optimization were
2.72 × 10−4 eV for energy and 0.054 eV Å−1 for force. A basis
set convergence to 0.003 mH (or 1.10 × 10−4 eV) per atom was
achieved with a plane–wave cut-off energy of 840 eV and a
Crystal data for 14. C21H23NO4, Mr = 353.40, monoclinic,
a = 10.1338(3), b = 16.0686(5), c = 10.9554(4) Å, β = 95.661(3)°,
V = 1775.23(10)Å3, Z = 4, P21/n, Dc = 1.32 g cm−3, μ =
0.091 mm−1, T = 150 K, 4116 unique reflections (Rint = 0.0188),
3047 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.038, Rw(F2, all data) =
0.094. Crystals from acetone.
Crystal data for 22. C18H19NO2, Mr = 281.34, triclinic, a =
6.8270(4), b = 8.7630(5), c = 13.1899(7) Å, α = 102.408(4), β =
3
ˉ
98.689(4), γ = 94.696(3)°, V = 756.45(7) Å , Z = 2, P1, Dc =
1.24 g cm−3, μ = 0.080 mm−1, T = 120 K, 3453 unique reflec-
tions (Rint = 0.0666), 2384 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.057,
Rw(F2, all data) = 0.139. Crystals from methanol/ether.
Crystal data for 23. C21H23NO4, Mr = 353.40, monoclinic,
a = 31.2818(6), b = 7.09570(10), c = 16.7814(3) Å, β =
107.3740(10)°, V = 3554.96(11) Å3, Z = 8, C2/c, Dc = 1.32 g cm−3,
sampling of
8 k-points within the 1st Brillouin zone.
GIPAW-DFT calculations28,29 were used to compute the 13C and
15N NMR shielding parameters which are calculated with
respect to the bare atom. To translate these results into isotropic
shifts (δiso, eqn (1)), a conversion is required where a shielding
(σcal, eqn (2)) is generated to calibrate against the bare atoms’
calculated shielding (σDFT). This is achieved by taking the mean
μ = 0.091 mm−1, T = 120 K, 4070 unique reflections (Rint
=
0.0329), 3462 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.045, Rw(F2, all
data) = 0.120. Crystals from DCM/ether.
Crystal data for 24. C18H17N3, Mr = 275.35, monoclinic, a =
15.0771(5), b = 6.6633(2), c = 15.5200(6) Å, β = 109.378(4)°,
V = 1470.86(9) Å3, Z = 4, P21/n, Dc = 1.24 g cm−3, μ =
0.076 mm−1, T = 150 K, 3365 unique reflections (Rint = 0.0157),
2690 with F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.038, Rw(F2, all data) =
0.098. Crystals from acetone.
(x) of the experimental and adding it to the mean of the calcu-
ˉ
lated shielding (σDFT). The σcal for 13C is always approximately
168 ppm and the σcal for 15N is always approximately
−160 ppm. All plane–wave CASTEP DFT computation was per-
formed using the HECToR national high-performance comput-
ing cluster.
Crystal data for 25. C22H17NO2, Mr = 327.37, orthorhombic,
a = 15.9448(12), b = 7.7430(6), c = 26.4365(18) Å, V =
δiso ¼ σcal ꢀ σDFT
ð1Þ
ð2Þ
3263.9(4) Å3, Z = 8, Pbca, Dc = 1.33 g cm−3, μ = 0.086 mm−1
,
σcal ¼ xˉðδiso experimentalÞ þ xˉðσDFT
Þ
T = 150 K, 3842 unique reflections (Rint = 0.0201), 2281 with
F2 > 2σ, R(F, F2 > 2σ) = 0.047, Rw(F2, all data) = 0.119.
Crystals from acetone.
Acknowledgements
Solid state NMR and DFT calculations
We thank the EPSRC for grant EP/E018203/1 from the Physical
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