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Synthesis of 3-pyrroline-2-ones from amino..., N. SAYGILI, C. AYDOGAN
2-CH), 4.14 (2H, ABq , J = 20.0 Hz, 5ꢀ -CH), 3.74 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.70 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.01 (2H, m, 3-CH2);
13 C-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3)δC 169.93, 169.08 (1-C, 4-C), 168.61 (2ꢀ -C), 142.66 (4ꢀ -C), 125.45 (3ꢀ -C), 51.00
(5ꢀ -C), 50.43, 49.68 (2 × OCH3), 49.18 (2-C), 33.19 (3-C); MS (EI) m/z 227 (M+), 195 (M+ -OCH3), 168
(M+ -COOCH3), 136 (M+ -COOCH3 -OCH3), 108 (M+ -2 × COOCH3), 81 (pyrrolinone); IR (KBr) νmax
(neat/cm−1) 3462.10, 3048.23, 2955.63, 2852.61, 1740.22, 1690.79, 1438.76, 1240.43, 1005.17. HRMS (EI) calcd
for C10 H14 O5 N (M+H+) 228.0866, found 228.0900.
Dimethyl 2-(2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)malonate (5c): Obtained according to the general
procedure, by using 4c (2.00 g, 9.40 mmol), as a reddish oil (0.75 g, 33%); Rf 0.76 (8:1 EtOAc-hexane); 1 H-
NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δH 7.25 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 4ꢀ -CH), 6.21 (1H, d, J = 6.2 Hz, 3ꢀ -CH), 5.70 (1H, s,
2-CH), 4.39 (2H, s, 5ꢀ -CH2), 4.22 (4H, m, 2 × OCH2), 1.30 (6H, t, J = 7.15 Hz, 2 × CH3); 13 C-NMR (400
MHz, CDCl3)δC 171.54, 171.56 (1-C, 3-C), 168.23 (2ꢀ -C), 145.40 (4ꢀ -C), 126.13 (3ꢀ -C), 62.24 (5ꢀ -C), 57.40
(2-C), 51.03, 13.92 (2 × OCH2 CH3); MS (EI) m/z 213 (M+), 168 (M+ -OEt, 100%), 140 (M+ -COOEt), 96
(M+ -COOEt-OEt), 68 (M+ -2 × COOEt); IR (KBr) νmax (neat/cm−1) 3473.10, 3043.78, 2984.96, 2939.71,
2875.12, 1747.12, 1694.22, 1446.20, 1238.76, 1025.14. HRMS (EI) calcd for C11 H16 O5 N (M+H+) 242.1023,
found 242.1033.
Diethyl 2-(2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)pentanedioate (5d): Obtained according to the
general procedure, by using 4d (1.06 g, 6.06 mmol), as a reddish oil (0.53 g, 32%); Rf 0.45 (8:1 EtOAc-
hexane); 1 H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δH 7.20 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 4ꢀ -CH), 6.19 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3ꢀ -CH),
4.87 (1H, dd, J = 4.4 Hz & 10.8 Hz, 2-CH), 4.19 (2H, q, J = 7.2 Hz, OCH2), 4.14 (2H, ABq , J = 20.0 Hz,
5ꢀ -CH2), 4.11 (2H, q, J = 7.2 Hz OCH2), 1.28 (3H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, CH3), 1.24 (3H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, CH3);
13 C-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3)δC 175.1, 174.3 (1-C, 5-C), 169.51 (2ꢀ -C), 142.00 (4ꢀ -C), 128.00 (3ꢀ -C), 60.39
& 59.45 (2 × OCH2), 58.20 (5ꢀ -C), 52.10 (2-C), 49.20 (3-C), 27.88 (4-C), 23.37, 15.03 (2 × CH3); MS (EI)
m/z 269 (M+), 223 (M+ -OCH2 CH3), 196 (M+ -COOCH2 CH3), 181 (M+ -COOCH2 CH3 -CH3), 150 (M+ -
CO2 Et-OEt), 122 (M+ -2 × CO2 Et, 100%); IR (KBr) νmax (neat/cm−1) 3356.91, 3042.27, 2983.21, 1720.00,
1694.37, 1244.54, 1193.47, 1024.30. HRMS (EI) calcd for C13 H20 O5 N (M+H+) 270.1336, found 270.1296.
Methyl 3-hydroxy-2-(2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)propanoate (7): Obtained according to
the general procedure, by using 6 (3.92 g, 24.7 mmol), as a yellow oil (1.00 g, 22%); Rf 0.34 (8:1 EtOAc-
hexane); 1 H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δH 7.06 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 4ꢀ -CH), 6.01 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3ꢀ -CH),
4.72 (1H, m, 2-CH), 4.11 (2H, ABq , J = 20.0 Hz, 5ꢀ -CH2), 3.90 (2H, dd, J = 5.5 Hz & 10.2 Hz, 3-CH2), 3.53
(3H, s, OCH3).
1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-one (9): Obtained according to the general procedure, by
using 8 (4.02 g, 36.5 mmol), as a brown oil (1.9 g, 30%); Rf 0.45 (3:2 EtOAc-hexane); 1 H-NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3) δH 8.87 (1H, br-s, OH), 7.26 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 4ꢀ -CH), 7.15 (1H, t, J = 8.1 Hz, 4-CH), 7.08 (1H, d,
J = 8.1 Hz, 6-CH), 7.04 (1H, d, J = 8.1 Hz, 3-CH), 6.90 (1H, t, J = 8.1 Hz, 5-CH), 6.23 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz,
3ꢀ -CH), 4.46 (2H, s, 5ꢀ -CH2); 13 C-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δC 171.9 (2ꢀ -C), 150.5 (2-C), 146.2 (4ꢀ -C), 128.1
(4-C), 127.3 (3ꢀ -C), 126.6 (1-C), 123.2 (5-C), 120.9 (6-C), 120.2 (3-C), 55.3 (5ꢀ -C); MS (EI) m/z 175 (M+ ,
100%), 158, 94, 82; IR (KBr) νmax (neat/cm−1) 3239.0, 1668.6, 1595.3, 1514.3, 1498.9, 1460.3, 1415.9, 1288.6,
1236.5, 754.3. HRMS (EI) calcd for C10 H10 O2 N (M+H+) 176.0706 found 176.0695.
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