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Allyl-Substituted Macrocyclic Crown Formazans
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Macrocyclic Formazans 2c,d
H2O, and crystallized from EtOH to give colorless crystals of 13 and
14, respectively.
A solution of the appropriate diamine dihydrochloride 3a,b (1
mmol) in H2O (5 mL) and concd HCl (3 mL) was diazotized at –5°C
with a solution of NaNO2 (0.23 g in 5 mL H2O) during 30 min. Stir-
ring was continued for 1 h at –5°C, and the mixture was added drop-
wise with stirring to a solution containing phenylpyruvic acid [in
H2O (10 mL) containing NaOH (1.2 g)] over 1 h. The reaction mix-
ture was then kept in the freezer overnight. The solid that precipitat-
ed was collected and purified on preparative TLC using silica gel
(60 F254) [CH2Cl2 petroleum ether (40 60), 1:2].
Compound 13
Yield: 65%; mp 154°C.
IR: = 3352.1 (NH), 1693 (CO), 1645 (C=C), 1245, 1076 (N=N)
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cm .
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 1.99 (s, 6H, COCH3), 2.23 (quintet, 2H,
J = 5.6 Hz, OCH2CH2), 3.45 (d, 4H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH2-CH=CH2),
4.22 (t, 4H, J = 5.4 Hz, OCH2), 5.04 5.15 (m, 4H, CH=CH2), 5.85
6.05 (m, 2H, CH=CH2), 6.90 8.30 (m, 6H, Ar-H), 8.57 (br s, 2H,
NH).
1,13-Diallyl-16,17-dihydro-5H,15H-7-phenyldibenzo-[b,i]-
[1,11,4,5,7,8]dioxatetraazacyclotetradecine (2c)
Prepared from 3a.
Anal. Calcd for C25H30N2O4 (422.52): C, 71.07; H, 7.16; N, 6.63.
Found: C, 70.90; H, 7.25; N, 6.77.
Deep red crystals; yield: 10%; Rf = 0.58; mp 140 142°C.
Compound 14
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IR: = 1640 (C=C), 1267, 1050 (N=N) cm .
Yield: 68%; mp 138 140°C.
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 2.29 (quintet, 2H, J = 5 Hz, OCH2CH2), 3.52
(d, 4H, J = 6.6 Hz, CH2-CH=CH2), 4.23 (t, 4H, J = 5.2 Hz, OCH2),
5.16 (d, 2H, Jcis = 9.2 Hz, CH2=CH), 5.20 (d, 2H, Jtrans = 16.0 Hz,
CH=CH2), 5.92 6.15 (m, 2H, CH=CH2), 7.13 8.22 (m, 11H, Ar-
H), 15.13 (s, 1H, NH).
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 2.15 (s, 6H, COCH3), 3.81 (d, 4H, J = 6.2 Hz,
CH2-CH=CH2), 5.36 5.47 (m, 8H, CH=CH2, OCH2), 6.18 6.40
(m, 2H, CH=CH2), 7.24 8.47 (m, 10H, Ar-H), 8.32 (br s, 2H, NH).
Anal. Calcd for C30H32N2O4 (484.59): C, 74.36; H, 6.66; N, 5.78.
Found: C, 74.10; H, 6.50; N, 6.00.
MS: m/z (%) = 453 (M++1, 82), 250 (37), 160 (85), 91 (100).
Anal. Calcd for C28H28N4O2 (452.55): C, 74.31; H, 6.24; N, 12.38.
Found: C, 74.50; H, 6.33; N, 12.44.
N-(2-Allyloxyphenyl)phthalimide (9)
To a solution of 829 (5 mmol) in ethanolic sodium ethoxide solution
[prepared from Na (1.15 g, 5 mmol) and absolute EtOH (30 mL)]
was added allyl bromide (5 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated
under reflux for 4 h, the solvent was removed in vacuo, and the re-
maining precipitate was collected, washed with H2O, and crystal-
lized from EtOH as colorless crystals.
7,19-Diallyl-5,21-dihydro-11H-13-phenyltribenzo[b,i,m]-
[1,11,4,5,7,8]dioxatetraazacyclopentadecine-13-carbonitrile (2d)
Prepared from 3b.
Deep red crystals; yield: 7%; Rf = 0.67; mp 154 156°C.
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IR: = 1642 (C=C), 1261, 1054 (N=N) cm .
Yield: 70%; mp 117°C.
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 3.62 (d, 4H, J = 6.2 Hz, CH2-CH=CH2),
5.10 5.29 (m, 8H, OCH2, CH=CH2), 6.00 6.20 (m, 2H,
CH=CH2), 7.19 8.22 (m, 15H, Ar-H), 15.08 (s, 1H, NH).
IR: = 1705, 1770 (C=O), 1640 (C=C) cm–1.
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 4.56 (d, 2H, Jcis = 6.4 Hz, CH2-CH=CH2),
5.14 (d, 1H, J = 10.6 Hz, CH=CH2), 5.25 (d, 1H, Jtrans = 17.4 Hz,
CH=CH2), 5.83 6.0 (m, 1H, CH=CH2), 7.08 7.97 (m, 8H, Ar-H).
MS: m/z (%) = 515 (M+, 42), 410 (22), 250 (100), 91 (100).
Anal. Calcd for C33H30N4O2 (514.62): C, 77.02; H, 5.88; N, 10.89.
Found: C, 76.95, H, 5.92; N, 10.59.
Anal. Calcd for C17H13NO3 (279.29): C, 73.11; H, 4.69; N, 5.02.
Found: C, 72.99; H, 4.75; N, 4.90.
Bis(2-aminophenoxy)ether Dihydrochlorides 3a,b; General
Procedure
N-(3-Allyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimide (10)
Compound 9 (5 mmol) was heated in an oil bath at 180 190°C for
2 h. The remaining materials upon cooling were triturated with
EtOH, collected, and crystallized from EtOH to give 10 as colorless
crystals.
To a solution of 13 (or 14) (10 mmol) in absolute EtOH (20 mL) was
added concd HCl (16 mL). The reaction mixture was heated under
reflux for 1 h and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The remaining
solid was collected and crystallized from EtOH Et2O to give pale
yellow crystals of 3a (or 3b).
Yield: 55%; mp 168 170°C.
IR: = 3343 (OH), 1703, 1774 (C=O), 1641 (C=C) cm–1.
1,3-Bis(6-allyl-2-aminophenoxy)propane Dihydrochloride (3a)
Colorless crystals; yield: 70%; mp 232 234°C.
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 3.48 (d, 2H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH2-CH=CH2), 5.15
(d, 1H, Jcis = 10.6 Hz, CH=CH2), 5.19 (d, 1H, Jtrans = 18.0 Hz,
CH=CH2), 5.92 6.15 (m, 1H, CH=CH2), 6.98 7.96 (m, 7H, Ar-
H).
Anal. Calcd for C21H28Cl2N2O2 (411.37): C, 61.31; H, 6.86; N, 6.81;
Cl, 17.24. Found: C, 61.50; H, 6.50; N, 6.50; Cl, 16.99.
Anal. Calcd for C17H13NO3 (279.29): C, 73.11; H, 4.69; N, 5.02.
Found: C, 73.29; H, 4.76; N, 5.23.
1,2-Bis(6-allyl-2-aminophenoxymethyl)benzene Dihydrochloride
(3b)
Colorless crystals; yield: 72%; mp 240 242°C.
6-Allyl-2-aminophenol Hydrochloride (11)
(a) To a solution of 10 (10 mmol) in EtOH (20 mL) was added hy-
drazine hydrate (15 mmol) and HCl (2 mL). The reaction mixture
was heated under reflux for 30 min. The solid obtained was collect-
ed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated by rotary evaporator
(approx. 10 mL) and then kept in the freezer overnight. The solid
obtained was collected and crystallized from EtOH as colorless
crystals.
Anal. Calcd for C26H30Cl2N2O2 (473.44): C, 65.96; H, 6.39; N, 5.92;
Cl, 14.98. Found: C, 66.21; H, 6.44; N, 6.20; Cl, 14.77.
1,3-Bis(2-acetamido-6-allylphenoxy)propane (13) and 1,2-
Bis(2-acetamido-6-allyl-phenoxymethyl)benzene (14); General
Procedure
To a solution of the potassium salt of 121 (20 mmol) in DMF was
added 1,3-dibromopropane or , -dibromo-o-xylene (10 mmol).
The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 15 min. The sol-
vent was removed in vacuo, the remaining residue was washed with
Yield: 70%; mp 215 217°C.
Synthesis 2001, No. 9, 1331–1336 ISSN 0039-7881 © Thieme Stuttgart · New York