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IR spectra were recorded on a Bruker IFS 25 instrument.
Oximes 2a–e were prepared from commercial benzo-
phenones 1a–e using literature procedure18 in nearly
quantitative yields, oxime 2f was synthesized by our own
improved technique20 allowing to increase the yield from 50
to 87%.
H 6.39; N 6.80. C16H15NO requires C 80.98; H 6.37; N
6.74%]; nmax (liquid film) 3058 (nCH), 1636 (ntransCvC),
1325, 1305, 1179 (nC–O), 1147, 988 (nN–O), 947
(dtransvCH), 865 (gC–C–C), 837, 824 (gCH2), 774,
696 cm21
;
dH (E-isomer) 7.49 (d, 2H, Ho-anti,
3JH H ¼7.9 Hz), 7.40–7.20 (m, 5H, Ho-syn, Hm-syn,
o
m
3
Hp-syn), 7.11 (d, 2H, Hm-anti, J
HoHm
1H, HX, JAX¼ 6.8 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.59 (dd, 1H, HB,
¼7.9 Hz), 6.95 (dd,
3
3
1.1. Oximation of phenyl(2-pyridyl)ketone (1f)
2JAB¼1.9 Hz, 3JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.11 (dd, 1H, HA,
3
10.00 g (55 mmol) of phenyl(2-pyridyl)ketone and 5.98 g
(86 mmol) of NH2OH·HCl was mixed with 40 mL of 95%
ethanol and 4 mL of water. To the mixture, 11.00 g
(275 mmol) of fine-powdered NaOH was gradually added
upon shaking. After introduction of the whole NaOH
amount, the mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature,
and 50 mL of water was added. The obtained homogeneous
solution was neutralized with excess of dry ice, the
precipitate formed was filtered off and washed with water.
After drying in vacuum and recrystallization from chloro-
form, 9.51 g (48 mmol) of oxime 2f was obtained in 87%
yield. The product represents slightly pink crystals, mp
149–1518C (lit.:20 mp 150–1528C).
2JAB¼1.9 Hz, JAX¼6.8 Hz), 2.35 (s, 3H, Me). dC (E-iso-
mer) 158.93 (CvN), 152.62 (Ca), 139.91 (Cp-anti), 133.02
(Ci-anti), 132.92 (Ci-syn), 129.14 (Co-syn), 128.98 (Cp-syn),
128.96 (Cm-anti), 128.41 (Co-anti), 128.00 (Cm-syn), 88.29
(Cb), 21.35 (Me); dH (Z-isomer) 7.40–7.20 (m, 9H, Ho-syn,
Hm-syn, Ho-anti, Hm-anti, Hp-anti), 6.97 (dd, 1H, HX,
3JAX¼6.8 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.61 (dd, 1H, HB, JAB
¼
3
2
3
2
1.6 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.13 (dd, 1H, HA, JAB¼1.6 Hz,
3JAX¼6.8 Hz), 2.40 (s, 3H, CH3); dC (Z-isomer)¼159.25
(CvN), 152.65 (Ca), 139.06 (Cp-syn), 135.98 (Ci-anti),
129.86 (Ci-syn), 129.74 (Cp-anti), 129.29 (Co-syn), 128.73
(Cm-syn), 128.23 (Cm-anti), 128.18 (Co-anti), 88.37 (Cb),
21.47 (Me).
1.2. General procedure: vinylation of benzophenone
oxime (2a)
1.2.3. O-Vinyl(di-p,p0-methyl)benzophenone oxime (3c).
White crystals, mp 54–568C. [Found: C 81.19; H 6.80; N
5.53. C17H17NO requires C 81.24; H 6.82; N 5.57%]; nmax
(KBr) 1637 (ntransCvC), 1612, 1510 (ncisCvC in benzene
ring), 1323, 1176 (nC–O), 983 (nN–O), 947 (dtransvCH),
863 (gC–C–C), 826 (gCH2) cm21; dH 7.38 (d, 2H, Ho-anti,
3JH H ¼7.9 Hz), 7.22 (s, 4H, Ho-syn, Hm-syn), 7.12 (d, 2H,
Into a steel 0.5-liter rotating autoclave, 2.00 g (10 mmol) of
benzophenone oxime 2a, 1.14 g (17.5 mmol) of
KOH·0.5H2O (15% water content) and 50 mL of DMSO
were loaded. The mixture was saturated with acetylene to
14 atm and heated up to 708C during 30 min (the maximum
acetylene pressure in the autoclave thus reached ,30 atm),
with the following instant removal of heating and opening
the autoclave oven (time of the reaction at maximum
temperature made ,5–7 min). After cooling to room
temperature the reaction mixture was unloaded, diluted
with water up to 100 mL and extracted with diethyl ether
(30 mL£4). The ether extracts were washed with water
(20 mL£3), dried over anhydrous K2CO3 and filtered.
Distilling off ether and vacuuming produced raw product
o
m
3
3
Hm-anti, J
¼7.9 Hz), 6.96 (dd, 1H, HX, JAX¼6.7 Hz,
HoHm
2
3
3JBX¼14.1 Hz), 4.61 (dd, 1H, HB, JAB¼1.7 Hz, JBX
¼
2
3
14.1 Hz), 4.12 (dd, 1H, HA, JAB¼1.7 Hz, JAX¼6.7 Hz),
2.40 (s, 3H, Me-syn), 2.35 (s, 3H, Me-anti); dC 159.37
(CvN), 152.81 (Ca), 139.93 (Cp-anti), 139.06 (Cp-syn),
133.29 (Ci-anti), 130.15 (Ci-syn), 129.41 (Co-syn), 129.05
(Cm-anti), 128.83 (Cm-syn), 128.49 (Co-anti), 88.33 (Cb),
21.64 (Me-syn), 21.51 (Me-anti).
1.2.4. O-Vinyl-p-methoxybenzophenone oxime (3d). A
transparent viscous liquid, n2D0¼1.6074. [Found: C 75.86; H
5.94; N 5.57. C16H15NO2 requires C 75.87; H 5.97; N
5.53%]; nmax (liquid film) 1637 (ntransCvC), 1607, 1510,
(ncisCvC in benzene ring), 1326, 1305, 1251 (nC–O), 1174
(nC–O), 1147, 1033, 988 (nN–O), 947 (dtransvCH), 865
(gC–C–C), 835 (gCH2), 774 cm21; dH (E-isomer) 7.43–
7.27 (m, 7H, Ho-syn, Hm-syn, Hp-syn, Ho-anti), 6.92 (dd, 1H,
1
(.90% purity, H NMR), which was additionally purified
using column chromatography (Al2O3, petroleum ether). As
a result, 2.04 g (9 mmol) of O-vinylbenzophenone oxime 3a
in 90% yield was obtained.
1.2.1. O-Vinylbenzophenone oxime (3a). A transparent
viscous liquid, n2D0¼1.6050. [Found: C 80.72; H 5.88; N
6.24. C15H13NO requires C 80.69; H 5.87; N 6.27%]; nmax
(liquid film) 3060 (nCH), 1634 (ntransCvC), 1610, 1591,
1493 (ncisCvC in benzene ring), 1444, 1381 (dCH2), 1325,
1305, 1179 (nC–O), 1145, 988 (nN–O), 945 (dtransCH),
3
3
HX, JAX¼6.7 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 6.80 (d, 2H, Hm-anti,
3
2
3
JH H ¼6.8 Hz), 4.57 (dd, 1H, HB, JAB¼1.7 Hz, JBX
¼
o
m
2
3
14.2 Hz), 4.09 (dd, 1H, HA, JAB¼1.7 Hz, JAX¼6.7 Hz),
3.76 (s, 3H, OMe); dC (E-isomer) 161.04 (Cp-anti), 158.85
(CvN), 152.69 (Ca), 133.11 (Ci-syn), 129.65 (Co-syn,
Co-anti), 128.14 (Ci-anti), 127.98 (Cp-syn), 113.63 (Cm-
anti), 88.11 (Cb), 55.05 (OMe); dH (Z-isomer) 7.43–7.27
(m, 5H, Ho-syn, Hm-anti, Hp-anti), 7.48 (d, 2H, Ho-anti,
864 (gC–C–C), 838 (gCH2), 774, 694, 667, 650 cm21; dH
3
7.51 (d, 2H, Ho-anti, J
Ho-syn, Hm-syn, Hp-syn, Hm-anti, Hp-anti), 6.99 (dd 1H, HX,
¼7.0 Hz,), 7.30–7.45 (m, 8H,
HoHm
3JAX¼6.6 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.63 (dd, 1H, HB, JAB
¼
3
2
3
3
2
3
1.4 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.15 (dd, 1H, HA, JAB¼1.4 Hz,
3JAX¼6.6 Hz); dC¼159.47 (CvN), 152.72 (Ca), 135.75
(Ci-anti), 132.81 (Ci-syn), 130.03 (Cp-anti), 129.29 (Co-syn,
Cp-syn), 128.39 (Co-anti, Cm-anti), 128.20 Cm-syn), 88.56
(Cb).
JH H ¼6.8 Hz), 6.96 (dd, 1H, HX, JAX¼6.7 Hz,
o
m
3
3JBX¼14.2 Hz), 6.89 (d, 2H, Hm-syn, JH H ¼7.0 Hz),
o
m
2
3
4.61 (dd, 1H, HB, JAB¼1.7 Hz, JBX¼14.2 Hz), 4.11 (dd,
1H, HA, 2JAB¼1.7 Hz, 3JAX¼6.7 Hz), 3.80 (s, 3H, OMe); dC
(Z-isomer) 160.18 (Cp-syn), 158.79 (CvN), 152.69 (Ca),
136.22 (Ci-anti), 131.17 (Co-syn), 129.05 (Cp-anti), 128.57
(Co-anti, Cm-anti), 124.85 (Ci-syn), 113.36 (Cm-syn), 88.30
(Cb), 55.05 (OMe).
1.2.2. O-Vinyl-p-methylbenzophenone oxime (3b). A
transparent viscous liquid, n2D0¼1.6000. [Found: C 81.05;