Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C6-Selective Arylation of 2-Pyridones and Related Heterocycles Using Quinone Diazides: Syntheses of Heteroarylated Phenols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.7b00135

An efficient, direct C6-arylation of 2-pyridones has been successfully accomplished with quinone diazides under Rh(III)-catalyzed redox-neutral conditions. The optimized method is simple, mild, and highly regioselective with a broad substrate scope. The s

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Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C6-Selective Arylation of 2-
Pyridones and Related Heterocycles Using Quinone
Diazides: Syntheses of Hetero-Arylated Phenols
Debapratim Das, Puja Poddar, Saurabh Maity, and Rajarshi Samanta
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Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C6-Selective Arylation of 2-Pyridones
and Related Heterocycles Using Quinone Diazides: Syntheses
of Hetero-Arylated Phenols
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Debapratim Das, Puja Poddar, Saurabh Maity, and Rajarshi Samanta*
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
Supporting Information Placeholder
ABSTRACT: An efficient, direct C6-arylation of 2-pyridones has been successfully accomplished with quinone diazides under
Rh(III) catalyzed redox neutral condition. The optimized method is simple, mild and highly regioselective with broad range of
substrate scope. The strict regioselectivity is guided by the pyridyl substituent attached to the nitrogen of pyridone ring. As the
directing 2-pyridyl group can easily be removed at any suitable stage after functionalization, the method provides a facile access
to complex heteroarylated phenol moieties by wide-ranging heterocyclic scaffolds.
INTRODUCTION:
Straightforward regioselective functionalizations of 2-pyridone moiety, a common scaffold in many ligands, pharmaceuticals
and natural products have received a significant attention to the synthetic organic community in recent years.1,2 Due to the
significant advancement of transition metal catalyzed direct C-H bond functionalization,3,4 a number of studies were carried out
to introduce functional groups on different strategic locations of pyridone derivatives with an admirable degree of selectivity.5,6
A variety of transition metal catalysed carbon-carbon bond formation reactions were studied at the relatively electron rich C3
and C5 positions of 2-pyridone ring. On the contrary, the selective functionalization at the more electron deficient C6 position
is still underexplored.6 A redox neutral, direct regio and stereoselective alkenylation and alkylation of 2-pyridone motif were
described by the Nakao and Hiyama group using Ni(0)/aluminium cooperative catalysis.6a,b Recently, 1,6 annulated 2-
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pyridones were synthesized by Cramer and co-workers using intramolecular nickel/aluminium catalysis.6c Very recently, our
group6d and Liu group6e demonstrated C6-alkylation of 2-pyridone ring using diazocarbonyl compound or organoboron
reagents under Rh(III) catalysis. Another rhodium catalyzed C6 alkynylation followed by annulation was developed by Li and
co-workers.6f In an elegant approach, regioselective C6 alkynylation of 2-pyridones was developed using Rh(III) catalyst.6g
Despite the advancement in the direct carbon-carbon bond formations at the C6 position of 2-pyridone ring, the regioselective
arylation at the C6 position of 2-pyridone is still under developed. To shed light on this unexplored synthetic challenge, the
Miura and Hirano group revealed a copper-mediated C6-selective oxidative heteroarylation of 2-pyridones with 1,3-azoles
(Scheme 1a).7 Recently, this group found that direct catalytic C6-arylation of 2-pyridone was troublesome.8
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Scheme 1: C6 selective arylation of 2-pyridones
To address this challenge, they executed a thought provoking strategy using the Rh(I) catalyzed C6-borylation of 2-pyridones
followed by Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling (Scheme 1b). Very recently in an elegant approach, Liu and co-workers also
showed a rhodium catalysed C6-arylation method using trifluoroborate reagents at higher temperature (Scheme 1c).6e
Although originally planned for cyclopropanation transformations in classical synthesis, carbenoid species have proven to be
suitable synthons in a myriad of significant reactions.9 Directed C-H metalation, metal-carbene formation followed by
migratory insertion with diazo compounds has recently achieved a considerable attention compared to the traditional reactions
of carbenoid.10 Among the diverse diazo compounds, quinone diazides can be considered as a class of underexplored diazo
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compounds, although easily prepared, having two electron acceptor groups.11,12 After the Baran group’s systematic study on
olefin functionalization using the quinone diazides13, Li and Wang group very recently revisited this class of diazo compounds
for the quick and facile synthesis of arylated phenols (Scheme 1d) under Rh(III) or Ir(III) catalyzed mild conditions.14
Additionally, using the developed protocol they were able to introduce the phenolic moieties at the C2 position of N-protected
indole scaffold. In this perspective, it is essential to mention that the development of mild and catalytic methods to prepare
unprotected phenol derivatives without using additional oxidant or harsh reaction conditions is still a challenging task. 15
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In continuation with our curiosity in the directed functionalization of unactivated C-H bonds using versatile diazo
compounds,6d,16 we hypothesized that quinone diazides can be explored for the challenging C6-arylation of 2-pyridones under
mild conditions.3h Herein, we report the Rh(III) catalysed C6 selective direct arylation of 2-pyridone using quinone diazides
under mild condition (Scheme 1e). The developed protocol is extended by its extensive scope with strict regioselectivity
profile, thus providing a direct method to synthesize diverse heteroarylated phenols.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION:
We initiated our study by focusing the reaction of 2-pyridone (1) with quinone diazide (2a) in the presence of (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2
mol%, Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadiene) and AgSbF6 (8 mol%) in 1, 2 dichloroethane (DCE) at 40 °C.
Table 1: Optimization for C6 selective arylation of 2-Pyridonesa
Entry.
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aReaction conditions: 1a (0.1 mmol), 2a (0.2 mmol), (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2 mol%), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), 40 °C, 0.1 M. bIsolated Yields.
Without additive AgSbF6. dWithout (Cp*RhCl2)2. e(Cp*RhCl2)2 (1 mol%), AgSbF6 (4 mol%). fReaction conditions:
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mol%), 40 °C, 0.1 M. DCE = 1,2-dichloroethane. n.d. = not detected. Ad-CO2H = 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid.
In initial attempts with the unprotected 2-pyridone or acetyl protected 2-pyridone as starting materials, we were unsuccessful
to obtain any desired arylated product (Table 1, entries 1-2). Gratifyingly, 1-(2-pyridyl)-2-pyridone (1a) afforded 34% isolated
yield of desired C6-arylated product 3a (Table 1, entry 3). Next, to improve the yield, several reaction conditions were
screened. Satisfyingly, when acetic acid was tested as the additive, desired product was obtained in impressive 92% yield (Table
1, entry 4). Moreover, the use of bulky pivalic acid as the additive, isolated yield of the desired product could only be improved
marginally to 94% (Table 1, entry 5). Though, the decrease in amount of pivalic acid led to provide reduced yield of the desired
product (Table 1, entry 6). There was no formation of product while anyone of the Rh(III) catalyst or AgSbF6 was absent in
the reaction mixture (Table 1, entries 7-8). Additional increase of pivalic acid reduced the formation of desired product (Table
1, entry 9). Furtheremore, the decrease in catalyst loading or switching over to sterically more crowded carboxylic acid like 1-
adamantanecarboxylic acid did not improve the best yield (Table 1, entries 10-11). Additives like benzoic acid or p-
toluenesulfonic acid were also tested for this transformation, but there were only trace amount of desired product formation
(Table 1, entries 12-13). In general, much poorer yields were obtained during the screening of other solvents (Table 1, entries
14-18). Incidentally, other cheaper transition metal catalysts like (Cp*IrCl2)2 or [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 did not turned to be a
effective catalyst under the optimized conditions (Table 1, entries 19-20).
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With the optimized reaction conditions available, we examined the scope and limitations of this reaction. Consequently, the
substrate scope of the pyridones and related heterocycles were explored thoroughly (Scheme 2). Substitutions at C3 position
of 2-pyridones with variant electronic and steric properties furnished satisfying yields of corresponding desired products
(Scheme 2, 3b-3h). 2-Pyridones with electron donating groups at C3 position provided the desired product (Scheme 2, 3b-3f)
in moderate to good yields. Electron withdrawing groups at this position also exhibited nicely to provide the desired products
(Scheme 2, 3g-3h). To our delight, substitutions at the C4 position of 2-pyridones with electron donating groups or halides
gave the wanted product in good to excellent yields (Scheme 2, 3i-3l). The tolerance of halide groups under the optimized
conditions showed the future synthetic utility of the developed method (Scheme 2, 3k-3l). To address the steric effect near the
reaction centre, we explored the C5 substituted 2-pyridones (Scheme 2, 3m-3n). At per our expectations, increase of the steric
bulk at the C5 position of 2-pyridones reduces the desired product formation even under more drastic conditions.
Interestingly, 3,5-dihalosubstituted-2-pyridone also worked though with poor yield (Scheme 2, 3o).
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Scheme 2: C6-Arylation of 2-pyridones and related heterocyclic scaffolds with 2aa
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aReaction conditions: 1 (0.1 mmol), 2a (0.2 mmol), [(Cp*RhCl2)2] (2 mol%), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (50 mol%), 0.1 M, 40
°C, 6-12 h. bReaction conditions: 1 (3 mmol scale), 36 h. cReaction continued for 24 h. dReaction conditions: (Cp*RhCl2)2 was
used in 3 mol% for 24 h. eat 80 °C for 12 h.
Gratifyingly, isoquinolone derivatives afforded the respective C6-arylated product in good yields (Scheme 2, 3p-3q). Notably,
4-quinolone scaffold was also directly arylated at its C2 position to offer its corresponding product (Scheme 2, 3r) with good
yield. Interestingly, in the case of 4-quinolone there was no C8 arylation observed. Nitrogen containing another important
heterocyclic scaffold quinazolone derivative was also regioselectively arylated (Scheme 2, 3s). The chemoselectivity profile of
our method is efficiently described by the fact that an extensive variety of 2-pyridones and related heterocycles were arylated.
As a demonstration of scalability, 1a could be transformed into its corresponding arylated product with 30-fold increased scale
in 73% isolated yield (Scheme 2, 3a).
After successful exploration of several 2-pyridones, the scope of different quinone diazides was investigated. Substituted
phenols coupled at their para position with 2-pyridone moiety were synthesized successfully (Scheme 3, 4a-4d) in good to
excellent yields. Notably, substituted phenols coupled at their ortho position with pyridones, isoquinolone and 4-quinolone
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were also synthesized in moderate to good yield (Scheme 3, 4e-4g, 4j-4k). The current procedure might be applicable for the
late-stage functionalization of natural products or pharmaceutical compounds because of its operational simplicity and mild
reaction conditions.17 To illustrate the potential application of the developed method, amino acid like tyrosine derivative and
steroid like estrone derivative were subjected to couple with 2-pyridone. To our great pleasure, these direct regioselective
couplings occurred smoothly, albeit in lower yields (Scheme 3, 4h-4i).
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Scheme 3: Regioselective arylation with various quinone diazidesa
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aReaction conditions: 1 (0.1 mmol), 2a (0.2 mmol), (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2 mol%), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (50 mol%), 0.1 M, 40
oC, 12 h. bat 80 oC for 24 h. cReation continued for 24 h. d(Cp*RhCl2)2 was used in 4 mol%.
To shed light on the broad synthetic utility of the present reaction, further functionalization of C6-arylated 2-pyridone was
carried out. The footprint of the directing group was removed from 3a via quaternization−hydride reduction18 at room
temperature to provide free pyridone derivative 5 in good yield (Scheme 4a). Furthermore, hydrogenation of 3a offered C6-
arylated piperidin-2-one derivative 6 in 93% yield (Scheme 4b).21 A C-O coupling offered product 7 (Scheme 4c) in 68%
yield.22
Scheme 4: Transformation of product molecule
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Finally, the phenolic OH group was protected with methyl group to provide the literature known compound 8 (Scheme 4d).6e
To acquire some indirect evidences on the mechanism of the developed reaction, a series of control experiments were carried
out. A kinetic isotope effect value 1.17 was measured via the 1H NMR analysis of the mixture of recovered starting materials. In
competitive parallel experiments the average kinetic isotope effect value of 1.09 was found via the isolation of final products.
These results suggested that the C-H bond activation at the C6 position of 2-pyridone ring was not the rate determining step
(Scheme 5a). To know the electronic effect of the pyridone substrates on the rate of the reaction, when 1a and 1d were chosen
to react with 2a under optimized conditions, the initial kinetics of the reaction was monitored. The reaction favored the
formation of 3a over 3d in a 2:1 ratio. To verify the above trend, 1a and 1g were taken for intermolecular competition
experiment with 2a. The product ratio found 3a:3g in 1:1.5 ratio, suggested that the electron deficient 2-pyridone was
kinetically more favored (Scheme 5b).
Scheme 5: Control experiments
Based on the preliminary investigations and literature pre-cendents,10,14,19 a plausible mechanism is proposed (Scheme 6).
Initially, a cationic Rh(III) species was generated with the help of Ag salt and PivOH via ligand exchange. Next, it coordinated
to pyridine nitrogen atom and underwent C-H bond cleavage through pivalate-assisted concerted metalation−deprotonation
(CMD) to furnish rhodacycle intermediate A. Subsequently, quinonediazide(2a) reacted with A to generate metal-carbenoid
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intermediate B with the extrusion of N2. Then migratory insertion gave a six-membered intermediate C. Finally, the
protonation followed by rearomatization provided the desired C6-arylated product (3a) and the active Rh(III) catalyst was
regenerated. The detailed mechanism of this trans-formation remains unclear at this stage.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism
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CONCLUSION:
In summary, we have developed a simple and efficient procedure for the redox-neutral, Rh(III) catalyzed direct site selective C-
H arylation of 2-pyridones and related heterocycles with quinone diazides under mild conditions using 2-pyridyl ring as a
directing group. The developed method offers rapid synthesis of wide-ranging hetero arylated phenols. The reaction proceeded
with broad scope and wide functional group tolerance. The protocol will be useful for late stage functionalization of biologically
important scaffolds. Currently, attempts are being directed to the total syntheses of bioactive natural products having such
nitrogen containing heterocyclic scaffolds using the procedure developed herein.
EXPERIMENTAL SECTION:
General information: Unless otherwise noted, all commercially available compounds were used as provided without further
purification. Solvents for chromatography were technical grade. Analytical thin layer chromatography (TLC) was performed
on Merck pre-coated silica gel 60 F254. Visualization on TLC was achieved by the use of UV light (254 nm). Solvents mixtures
were understood as volume/ volume. Column chromatography was undertaken on silica gel (230-400 mesh). Chemical shifts
were quoted in parts per million (ppm) referenced to the appropriate solvent peak or 0.0 ppm for tetramethylsilane. The
following abbreviations were used to describe peak splitting patterns when appropriate: br = broad, s = singlet, d = doublet, t =
triplet, q = quartet, dd = doublet of doublet, td = triplet of doublet, ddd = doublet of doublet of doublet, m = multiplet.
Coupling constants, J, were reported in hertz unit (Hz). The spectra were fully decoupled by broad band proton decoupling.
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Chemical shifts were reported in ppm referenced to the centre of a triplet at 77.16 ppm of chloroform-d (CDCl3) and centre of
a heptet at 39.52 for DMSO-D6. In case of Infrared (IR) spectra frequencies are given in reciprocal centimetres (cm-1), only
selected absorbance peaks are reported and KBr is used as the matrix. Materials were obtained from commercial suppliers or
prepared according to standard procedures unless otherwise noted. Substrates which are not commercially available were
synthesised according to the reported procedures.
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General procedure for synthesis of substituted 1-(2-Pyridyl)-2-pyiridones:20a Substituted 2-hydroxypyridine (1 mmol),
copper(I) iodide (10 mol%), and potassium carbonate (1 mmol) were taken in DMSO (2 mL) and 2-bromopyridine (2
mmol) was added to the resulting mixture. The mixture was stirred at 150 oC for 12 h under nitrogen atmosphere. The
resulting mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and then quenched with water. Extraction with ethyl acetate,
concentrated under reduced pressure, and silica gel column purification with 1:1 ethyl acetate in hexane afforded 2H-[1,2'-
Bipyridin]-2-one derivatives in 50-90% yield.
Procedure for synthesis of substituted 1-(2-Pyridyl)-2-pyiridone 1c:20
The compound was prepared in overall 61% yield by the known literature procedure20b followed by the general procedure to
synthesize substituted 1-(2-Pyridyl)-2-pyiridones20a
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Anlytical data: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.56 (d, J = 4.6 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.89 – 7.77 (m, 2H), 7.51 (dd,
J = 6.3, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.33 – 7.27 (m, 1H), 6.29 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 0.28 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 164.4, 152.3,
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148.9, 146.5, 137.5, 136.9, 133.7, 122.9, 121.6, 106.5, -1.7. FT-IR: 
= 3304, 3108, 3057, 2953, 2900, 2852, 1844, 1640, 1598,
1535, 1469, 1440, 1343, 1308, 1274, 1258, 1239 cm-1. GCMS value (EI) m/z for C13H16N2OSi(M)+ is 244.31.
Procedure for synthesis of substituted 1-(2-Pyridyl)-2-pyiridone 1f:20c 2H-[1,2'-bipyridin]-2-one (1a) (2 mmol) was
dissolved in 1,2-DCE in a round bottom flask. Then CuCl (10 mol%), 1,10-phenanthroline (10 mol%) and NFSI (1.2 equiv.)
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was unequivocally determined by spectroscopic and single crystal X-ray data (see Supporting information Table 1, Figure S3).
Analytical data: 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.54 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1H), 8.06 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 5H), 7.83 – 7.76 (m, 2H), 7.63 (t, J
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General procedure for the preparation of 4-quinone diazide and its derivatives (2a-2d):13, 14 4-Amino phenols (10 mmol)
were dissolved in 50 mL ethanol, then conc. HCl (12 N) was added to it drop wise (5 mL, 100 mmol) at 0 oC. The mixture was
allowed to stir at the same temperature for another 10 min. Then an ice cold solution of NaNO2 (30 mmol) was added to the
mixture dropwise. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at 0 oC for 2 h. Then it was diluted with 50 mL cold
dichloromethane, followed by the addition of ice. Then the mixture was stirred vigorously with cold solution of K2CO3 (70
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organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated on vaccum at low temperature. Then it was directly used in
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derivatives were synthesized following the same general procedure of synthesizing 4-quinone diazdes and its derivatives.
Procedure for the preparation of 2h:23
(L)-Tyrosin methyl ester (6 mmol) was taken in dry THF (20 mL), in a 50 mL round bottom flask. Then triethyl amine (1.4
equiv.) and ethyl 1,3-dioxoisoindoline-2-carboxylate (1.1 equiv.) were added to it. The reaction mixture was allowed to reflux
for 24 h with vigorous stirring under argon atmosphere. After completion of the reaction, reaction mixture was cooled to room
temperature and filtered. Filtrate was concentrated in vaccuo and the residue was dissolved in dichloromethane. Then mixture
was washed with 10% NaHCO3 solution and acidified to pH 2 by adding HCl (2 N). After that, it was extracted with
dichloromethane, washed with water and brine. The organic part was evaporated in vaccuo and dried over anhydrous sodium
sulphate. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography. Phthalimide protected (L)-Tyrosin methyl ester
was obtained as white solid in 90% yield. The analytical data of the product is identical with the known literature data.23a
Phthalimide protected (L)-Tyrosin methyl ester compound (5 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous dichloromethane (25 mL)
in a 50 mL round bottom flask and tert-butyl nitrite (3 equiv.) was added drop wise to the reaction mixture and allowed to stir
for 3 h at the room temperature. Then the ortho-nitro tyrosine derivative [(S)-methyl 2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-3-(4-
hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)propanoate] was purified by flash column chromatography in 85% yield.23b 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 10.41 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.80 (dt, J = 7.2, 3.5 Hz, 2H), 7.72 (dd, J = 5.5, 3.0 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (dd, J = 8.7, 2.4 Hz,
1H), 7.00 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 5.09 (dd, J = 11.0, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.63 – 3.45 (m, 2H). Immediately, ortho nitro
tyrosine derivative (3 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (10 mL) in a 25 mL round bottom flask. Then it was filled with argon
and Pd/C (10 mol%) was added to it. After that, round bottom flask was evacuated and refilled with H2 filled balloon. Next it
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hydroxyphenyl)-2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)propanoate] in 99% yield. The analytical data of the product is identical with the
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The literature known amino estrone compound24 was converted to its quinone diazide derivative using the general procedure13,
14 and directly used in next step without further purification.
General procedure for Rhodium (III) catalyzed C6 selective arylation of 2-pyridones with quinone diazides: 1-(2-
Pyridyl)-2-pyiridone or its other derivatives (0.1 mmol) were dissolved in a 10 mL screw cap vial with 1 mL of dry 1,2 DCE.
Then (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2 mol %), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (0.5 equiv) and 4-quinonediazide (0.2 mmol) were added to the
reaction mixture at the room temperature. Then the reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to 40 C-80 C and stirred for
12 h. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was directly purified by the silica gel column chromatography
using 1:1 to 9:1 ethyl acetate in hexane (v/v) mixture.
Procedure for the synthesis of compound 5, Removal of directing group:18 Compound 3a (0.4 mmol) was taken in a 25
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to stir for 12 h. The volatile materials are removed in vaccuo and the mixture was again dissolved in dry methanol (5 mL). Then
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allowed to warm at room temperature and additionally stirred for another 12 h. Finally the reaction mixture was quenched with
water and extracted with ethyl acetate. Organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, concentrated in vaccuo. The
product was purified by flash chromatography using NH-bind silica using 1:1 to 9:1 ethyl acetate in hexane (v/v) mixture to
give product 5 in 74%
Procedure for the synthesis of compound 6, hydrogenation of 3a:21 Compound 3a (0.2 mmol) was taken in a 25 mL round
bottom flask charged with a magnetic stirring bar and dissolved in 5 mL of methanol. Then it was filled with nitrogen and Pd/C
(10 mol %) was added to it. Then round bottom flask was evacuated and again filled with H2. The reaction mixture was allowed
to stir at room temperature for 1.5 h and it was monitored by TLC. After the completion of the reaction, mixture was passed
through celite pad and washed with ethyle acetate. Then the organic solution was concentrated in vaccuo to give hydrogenated
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Synthesis of compound 7:22 Compound 3a (0.1 mmol) was taken in a 10 mL screw cap vial charged with a magnetic stirring
bar and dissolved in 1 mL DMSO. Then CuI (5 mol%), K3PO4 (2 equiv.) and 2-picolinic acid (10 mol%) were added to it.
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Methylation of the phenolic –OH of 3a, synthesis of compound 8:6e Compound 3a (0.1 mmol) was taken in a 10 mL round
bottom flask charged with a magnetic stirring bar and dissolved in 2 mL dry DMF. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0 oC in
an ice bath. Then NaH (1.5 equiv.) was added to it followed by drop wise addition of MeI (2 equiv.). The reaction mixture was
allowed to warm to room temperature. Consumption of starting material was checked by TLC. After 0.5 h reaction was
quenched by water and extracted by ethyl acetate. Organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, concentrated in
vaccuo. The product was purified by flash chromatography to give product 8 in 97% yields with 1:1 ethyl acetate in hexane
(v/v) mixture. The spectral data’s are well matched with the literature data.
Competitive Experiments:
KIE Experiment 1: 0.1 mmol of 1a and 0.1 mmol of [D1]-1a were taken in a 10 mL screw cap vial and dissolved in 2 mL of 1,2-
dichloroethane. Then (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2 mol %), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (0.5 equiv) and 2a (0.2 mmol) were added to the
reaction mixture at the room temperature. Then reaction was allowed to run for 2 h at 40 °C and monitored by TLC. After 2 h,
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KIE Experiment 2: An intermolecular kinetic isotope experiment was performed through the competitive reaction between 1a
and [D1]-1a with compound 2a using our developed optimized conditions in parallel way. Both the reactions were stopped
after 2 h and product 3a was isolated separately by flash silica gel column chromatography. The reactions were repeated three
times. Based on the isolated yields, KIE values were calculated as 1.10, 1.06, and 1.11. So the average kH/kD was 1.09.
Control experiments:
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Pyridyl pyridone 1a (0.1 mmol) and 1d (0.1 mmol) were taken in a 10 mL screw cap vial and dissolved in 2 mL of 1,2-
dichloroethane. Then (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2 mol %), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (0.5 equiv) and 2a (0.2 mmol) were added to the
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dichloroethane. Then (Cp*RhCl2)2 (2 mol %), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (0.5 equiv) and 2a (0.2 mmol) were added to the
reaction mixture at room temperature. The reaction was allowed to stir for 12 h and the progress of the reaction was monitored
by TLC. After 12 h reaction mixture was filtered through a flash column chromatography. The ratio of products 3a and 3g was
calculated based on the isolated yields and it was found to be 1:1.5.
Large scale synthesis: 1-(2-Pyridyl)-2-pyiridone (1a, 3.0 mmol) were dissolved in a 25 mL round bottom flask with 10 mL of
dry 1, 2 DCE. Then [(Cp*RhCl2)2] (2 mol %), AgSbF6 (8 mol%), PivOH (0.5 equiv.) and 4-quinone diazide (2a, 2 equiv.)
were added to the reaction mixture at the room temperature. Then the reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to 40 C and
stirred for 36 h. After the completion of the reaction, reaction mixture was directly loaded to the column and product 3a was
purified with 1:1 ethyl acetate in hexane (v/v) mixture to give 73% yield.
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(600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.64 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (td, J = 7.7, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (dd, J = 9.2, 6.9 Hz, 1H),
7.37 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.31 – 7.25 (m, 1H), 6.93 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.53 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.47 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 6.24
(d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.4, 157.4, 152.1, 149.3, 148.8, 140.6, 137.9, 130.2, 125.7, 125, 123.5,
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1291, 1250 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C16H13N2O2 265.0972; Found 265.0986.
6-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3b): Yield 47% (13.1 mg), brown amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.59 (s, 1H), 8.37 (dd, J = 4.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (td, J = 7.7, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (dd, J = 6.9,
1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.31 – 7.25 (m, 1H), 6.91 (dd, J = 8.7, 2.3 Hz, 2H), 6.57 – 6.49 (m, 2H), 6.17 (d, J = 6.9
Hz, 1H), 2.05 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.7, 157.2, 152.4, 148.7, 146.6, 137.9, 137.4, 130.1, 126.8, 125.9,
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1437, 1396, 1375, 1358, 1271 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C17H15N2O2 279.1128; Found 279.1145.
6-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-3-(trimethylsilyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3c): Yield 57% (19.2 mg), white
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0.22 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 164.8, 157.5, 152.3, 150.4, 148.7, 146.7, 137.9, 130.1, 128.4, 125.7, 125.1,
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3-(Benzyloxy)-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3d): Yield 71% (26.3 mg), yellow amorphous
solid, 1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.55 (s, 1H), 8.38 (dd, J = 4.9, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (td, J = 7.7, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (d, J =
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6-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3e): Yield 74% (25.1 mg), yellow amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.66 (s, 1H), 8.41 (dd, J = 5.0, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (td, J = 7.9, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (d, J = 7.4
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C22H17N2O2 341.1285; Found 341.1275.
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1312, 1274, 1227 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C28H22N3O6S2 560.0945; Found 560.0936.
6-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxo-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile (3g): Yield 78% (22.5 mg), brown
amorphous solid, 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.87 (s, 1H), 8.41 (d, J = 3.8 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.92 – 7.84
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amorphous solid, 1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.79 (s, 1H), 8.41 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (t, J =
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6-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3i): Yield 83% ( 23.1 mg), brown amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.63 (s, 1H), 8.36 (d, J= 5.9 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (t, J= 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J= 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.27
(dd, J= 6.8, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (d, J= 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.53 (d, J= 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.28 (s, 1H), 6.12 (s, 1H), 2.21 (s, 3H). 13C NMR
(150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.3, 157.4, 152.1, 151.6, 148.7, 148, 137.9, 130.1, 125.7, 125.1, 123.4, 116.6, 114.6, 109.3. FT-IR:
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(ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C17H15N2O2 279.1128; Found 279.1146.
4-(Benzyloxy)-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3j): Yield 94% (34.8 mg), yellow amorphous
solid, 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.70 (s, 1H), 8.34 (dd, J = 4.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (td, J = 7.6, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.55 – 7.30
(m, 6H), 7.26 (dd, J = 7.6, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 6.98 – 6.89 (m, 2H), 6.57 – 6.48 (m, 2H), 6.06 – 5.92 (m, 2H), 5.18 (s, 2H). 13C NMR
(100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 166.7, 163.9, 157.6, 152, 149.4, 148.7, 137.9, 135.9, 130.1, 128.6, 128.3, 128, 125.5, 125.4, 123.4,
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(ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C23H19N2O3 371.1390; Found 371.1390.
4-Bromo-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3k): Yield 94% (32.1 mg), yellow amorphous solid,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.74 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.35
– 7.26 (m, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.54 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 6.48 (s, 1H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6)
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2665, 2599, 1673, 1636, 1523, 1399, 1306, 1230 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C16H1279BrN2O2 343.0077;
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1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.72 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.31
(t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.54 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.48 (s, 1H). 13C NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-
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5-Fluoro-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3m): Yield 93% (26.2 mg), pale yellow amorphous
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7.31 – 7.22 (m, 1H), 6.98 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 6.63 – 6.49 (m, 3H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 160.5, 157.8, 151.3,
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1288, 1227, 1203 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C16H12FN2O2 283.0877; Found 283.0890.
5-Chloro-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3n): Yield 39% (11.6 mg), brown amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.67 (s, 1H), 8.34 (dd, J = 4.9, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (td, J = 7.7, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 9.9
Hz, 1H), 7.34 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (m, 1H), 7.01 – 6.88 (m, 2H), 6.64 – 6.49 (m, 3H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ
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2854, 2561, 1647, 1610, 1592, 1573, 1557, 1501, 1466, 1432, 1343, 1286, 1215, 1203 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+
Calcd for C16H1235ClN2O2 299.0582; Found 299.0608.
3-Bromo-5-fluoro-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (3o): Yield 34% (12.2 mg), yellow
amorphous solid, 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.79 (s, 1H), 8.43 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 8.37 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (td, J
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131.3, 124.4 (d, J= 75.5 Hz), 118.1 (d, J= 1.2 Hz), 114.9, 114.2 (d, J = 9.6 Hz). 19F NMR (376 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ -145.67. FT-
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3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-(pyridin-2-yl)isoquinolin-1(2H)-one (3p): Yield 70% (22.0 mg), reddish brown amorphous
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8.2 Hz, 2H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.2, 157.1, 152.4, 148.7, 143.2, 137.9, 136.9, 133.2, 130.3, 127.2, 126.8,
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7.58 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (m, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 6.64 – 6.42
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1664, 1650, 1611, 1588, 1512, 1489, 1469, 1433, 1380, 1284, 1238, 1179 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for
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(600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.74 (s, 1H), 8.62 (dd, J = 4.9, 2 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (dd, J = 8.0, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (td, J = 7.7, 2.0 Hz, 1H),
7.58 (m, 1H), 7.50 – 7.36 (m, 3H), 7.07 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 6.79 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.6 (d, J = 8.3 Hz 2H), 6.15 (s, 1H). 13
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1321, 1278, 1262 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C20H15N2O2 315.1128; Found: 315.1135.
2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (3s): Yield 70% (22.0 mg), blackish amorphous solid, 1H
NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.82 (s, 1H), 8.44 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.76 (d,
J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.65 – 7.55 (m, 2H), 7.37 (dd, J = 7.5, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 6.58 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H). 13C NMR
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TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C19H14N3O2 316.1081; Found 316.1080.
6-(3,5-Dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (4a): Yield 87% (28.9 mg), yellow amorphous
solid, 1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.54 (s, 1H), 8.40 (dd, J = 4.9, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (td, J = 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (dd, J
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6.7 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.1, 151.6, 149.2, 148.9, 146.1, 140.6, 138.2, 129.0, 127.5, 125.3, 123.9,
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1235 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C16H1135Cl2N2O2 333.0192; Found 333.0204.
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1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.05 (s, 1H), 8.33 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (td, J = 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (dd, J = 9.4, 6.7
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1540, 1490, 1468, 1431, 1382, 1348, 1288, 1266, 1223 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C16H1235ClN2O2
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6-(4-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-2(1H)-one (4c): Yield 75% (23.5 mg), brown amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.39 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.68 – 7.62 (m, 3H), 7.50 – 7.37 (m, 3H), 7.15-7.04
(m, 3H), 6.66 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.59 (d, J = 9.5 Hz, 1H), 6.29 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.5,
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Calcd for C20H15N2O2 315.1128; Found 315.1140.
Methyl 2-hydroxy-5-(6-oxo-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,6-dihydropyridin-2-yl)benzoate (4d): Yield 62% (19.9 mg), brown oil, 1H
NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.48 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (m, 2H), 7.43 (d, J = 7.8
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1280, 1248, 1216 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C18H15N2O4 323.1026; Found 323.1037.
6-(2-Hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (4e): Yield 56% (15.6 mg), brown amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.69 (s, 1H), 8.08 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H),
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6-(5-Chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (4f): Yield 57% (17.0 mg), pale brown amorphous
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6-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-2(1H)-one (4g): Yield 65% (22.2 mg), brown amorphous solid,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.09 (s, 1H), 8.29 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (dd, J = 9.3, 6.8 Hz,
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496.1503; Found 496.1530.
6-((8R,9S,13S,14S)-3-Hydroxy-13-methyl-17-oxo-7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-decahydro-6H
cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (4i): Yield 42% (18.5 mg), pale brown gummy oil,
1H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.31 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J = 9.2, 6.8 Hz, 1H),
7.42- 7.32 (m, 1H), 7.25- 7.23 (m, 1H), 6.81 (s, 1H), 6.45 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 6.17 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 2.63 (dd,
J = 7.5, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 2.41 (dd, J = 19.2, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.15 (m, 1H), 2.10 – 1.95 (m, 2H), 1.95 – 1.87 (m, 1H), 1.87 – 1.78 (m,
1H), 1.72 (d, J = 12.6 Hz, 1H), 1.51 (m, 1H), 1.41 (m, 1H), 1.37 – 1.27 (m, 2H), 1.22 (d, J = 15.8 Hz, 2H), 0.78 (s, 3H). 13C
NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 219.5, 162.4, 152, 151.7, 148.2, 145.4, 140.4, 138.1, 137.3, 129.5, 127.6, 123.3, 119.5, 118.4,
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1544, 1436 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C28H29N2O3 441.2173; Found 441.2182.
3-(2-Hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-(pyridin-2-yl)isoquinolin-1(2H)-one (4j): Yield 49% (16.1 mg), brown gummy oil, 1H
NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.43 (s, 1H), 8.30 (dd, J = 5.0, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.80 – 7.76 (m, 2H), 7.72
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6.59 (s, 1H), 6.46 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 2.10 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 162.1, 154.1, 152.1, 148.2,
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NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.68 (s, 1H), 8.52 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 1H), 8.26 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (t,
J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (m, 2H), 6.90 (s, 1H), 6.68 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.54 – 6.43 (m, 2H), 6.06 (s,
1H), 2.11 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 176.2, 153.8, 151.5, 151.1, 149.5, 141.6, 140.1, 139, 132.1, 130.3, 125.2,
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1490, 1466, 1414, 1437, 1320, 1286, 1258, 1226 cm-1. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C21H17N2O2 329.1285;
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6-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (5): Yield 74% (55.4 mg, 0.4 mmol), pale yellow amorphous solid, 1H NMR (400
MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.59 (s, 1H), 9.89 (s, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.46 (t, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 6.49
(d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.25 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 163.3, 158.9, 140.9, 130.1, 128.2, 115.5, 114.9.
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NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (dd, J = 7.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H),
7.07 (m, 1H), 7.01 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 6.60 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 5.66 (t, J = 5.2 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (m, 1H), 2.45 (m, 1H), 2.17 (m,
1H), 1.90 (m, 1H), 1.69 (m, 2H). 13C NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 170.1, 156.1, 153.7, 147.8, 136.7, 132, 127.7, 123.3, 121,
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HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z: [M + H]+ Calcd for C16H17N2O2 269.1285; Found 269.1281.
6-(4-(3,5-bis(Trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)phenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one (7): Yield 68% (32.4 mg), white
amorphous solid, 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.47 (dd, J = 4.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (td, J = 7.9, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 7.52
(dd, J = 9.3, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (m, 5H), 6.89 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.75 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (d, J =
8.1 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 163.3, 158.4, 155, 152, 149.3, 148, 140, 138, 133.4 (q, J = 31 Hz), 132.4, 131.2,
124.7, 123.6, 122.9 (q, J = 273.5 Hz), 120.8, 119.6, 118 (q, J = 3.5 Hz ), 116.7 (q, J= 4 Hz), 107.9. 19F NMR (376 MHz,
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(d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 6.67 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 6.56 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, 1H), 6.34 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.72 (s,
3H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 164.0, 159.9, 152.1, 149.3, 149.2, 141.3, 138.8, 130.4, 127.1, 124.6, 124.0, 119.5, 113.7,
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GCMS value (EI) m/z for C24H15F6N2O2 (M)+ is 278.32.
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*E-mail: rsamanta@chem.iitkgp.ernet.in
Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work is supported by IIT Kharagpur (IIT/SRIC/CHY/QBE/2013-14/170) and the SERB-DST, India
(YSS/2014/000383 and PDF/2016/000242). Fellowships received from CSIR, India (D.D.) and IIT Kharagpur (P.P.) is
gratefully acknowledged. CRF-IIT Kharagpur is thankfully acknowledged for the analytical facility. Our sincere thank to Prof.
T. K. Chakraborty, IISC Bangalore for his kind help.
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