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(CDCl3): d 270.96. Anal. calcd for C18H22FIN2O (428.28):
C, 50.48; H, 5.17; N, 6.54. Found: C, 50.81; H, 5.36; N,
6.55.
Anal. calcd for C32H43FN2O2 (506.70): C, 75.85; H, 8.55;
N, 5.53. Found: C, 75.77; H, 8.72; N, 5.45.
3.1.27. 3-(2,3-Difluoro-4-n-hexyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoro-6-
(4-n-octloxyphenyl)pyrazine (28). Coupling of 4-n-octyl-
oxyphenylboronic acid (87 mg, 1.5 equiv.) with 3-(2,3-
difluoro-4-nhexyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoro-6-iodopyrazine (101
mg, 0.23 mmol) according to the general procedure D
(t¼24 h) gave after purification by column chromatography
(silica gel, eluent: dichloromethane/petroleum ether (1:2))
112 mg (94%) of 28 as a colorless solid, transitions (8C) C
3.1.24. 3-(2,3-Difluoro-4-n-hexyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoro-6-
iodopyrazine (25). Metallation of 22 (200 mg,
0.64 mmol) according to the procedure A with n-BuLi
1.6 M (1.1 equiv., 0.44 mL), TMPH (1.2 equiv., 0.13 mL),
t1¼5 min, u1¼2788C, followed by reaction with iodine
(2 equiv., 326 mg), t2¼60 min, u2¼2788C gave after
purification by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent:
dichloromethane/petroleum ether (1:2)) 191 mg (68%) of
1
66.5 SC 114.0 N 134.5 I. H NMR (CDCl3): d 8.88 (d,
1
25 as a colorless solid, mp 53–548C. H NMR (CDCl3): d
JH5–F¼4.9 Hz, H5); 7.95 (d, 2H, J¼9.0 Hz, 2HPh); 7.29 (m,
1H, HPh); 6.95 (d, 2H, J¼9.0 Hz, 2HPh); 6.80 (m, 1H, HPh);
4.04 (t, 2H, OCH2); 3.96 (t, 2H, OCH2); 1.75 (m, 4H,
8.75 (d, 1H, JH5–F¼3.8 Hz, H5); 7.23 (m, 1H, HPh); 6.80 (m,
1H, HPh); 4.03 (t, 2H, OCH2); 1.78 (m, 2H, CH2); 1.43–1.24
(m, 6H, 3CH2); 0.81 (t, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (CDCl3): d
156.1 (d, JC2–F¼265.2 Hz, C2); 151.0 (CPh); 150.2 (C5);
149.7 (dd, JC–F¼254.3, 11.6 Hz, CPh–F); 141.7 (dd,
JC–F¼248.8, 14.2 Hz, CPh–F); 137.0 (d, JC3–F¼27.6 Hz,
C3); 125.2 (CHPh); 114.7 (CPh); 110.6 (C6); 109.9 (CHPh);
70.3 (OCH2); 31.9–22.9 (4CH2); 14.4 (CH3); 19F NMR
(CDCl3): d 276.76 (Fpyr); 2136.44 (FPh); 2158.52 (FPh).
Anal. calcd for C16H16F3IN2O (436.21): C, 44.06; H, 3.70;
N, 6.42. Found: C, 44.19; H, 3.82; N, 6.48.
2CH2); 1.52–1.18 (m, 16H, 8CH2); 0.80 (m, 6H, 2CH3); 13
C
NMR (CDCl3): d 161.7 (CPh); 157.5 (d, JC2–F¼255.0 Hz,
C2); 150.3 (CPh); 150.0 (C6); 149.8 (dd, JC–F¼253.6,
11.6 Hz, CPh–F); 141.8 (dd, JC–F¼247.8, 14.5 Hz, CPh–F);
137.8 (C5); 134.7 (d, JC3–F¼30.5 Hz, C3); 128.9 (2CHPh);
126.9 (CPh); 125.1 (CHPh); 116.1 (CPh); 115.5 (2CHPh);
109.8 (CHPh); 70.3 (OCH2); 68.6 (OCH2); 32.2–22.9
(10CH2); 14.5 (2CH3); 19F NMR (CDCl3): d 275.69
(Fpyr); 2137.21 (FPh); 2158.76 (FPh). Anal. calcd for
C30H37F3N2O2 (514.63): C, 70.02; H, 7.25; N, 5.44. Found:
C, 69.89; H, 7.14; N, 5.34.
3.1.25. 3-(2,3-Difluoro-4-n-octyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoro-6-
iodopyrazine (26). Metallation of 23 (151 mg,
0.44 mmol) according to the procedure A with n-BuLi
1.6 M (1.1 equiv., 0.31 mL), TMPH (1.2 equiv., 0.09 mL),
t1¼5 min, u1¼2788C, followed by reaction with iodine
(2 equiv., 226 mg), t2¼60 min, u2¼2788C gave after
purification by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent:
dichloromethane/petroleum ether (1:4)) 126 mg (61%) of
26 as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): d 8.74 (d, 1H,
JH5–F¼3.8 Hz, H5); 7.23 (m, 1H, HPh); 6.79 (m, 1H, HPh);
4.02 (t, 2H, OCH2); 1.77 (m, 2H, CH2); 1.44–1.17 (m, 10H,
5CH2); 0.80 (t, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (CDCl3): d 156.1 (d,
JC2–F¼265.2 Hz, C2); 151.0 (CPh); 150.2 (C5); 149.7 (dd,
JC–F¼254.3, 11.6 Hz, CPh–F); 141.7 (dd, JC–F¼248.5,
14.5 Hz, CPh–F); 137.0 (d, JC3–F¼27.6 Hz, C3); 125.2
(CHPh); 114.7 (CPh); 110.6 (C6); 109.9 (CHPh); 70.3
(OCH2); 32.3–23.0 (6CH2); 14.5 (CH3); 19F NMR
(CDCl3): d 270.95 (Fpyr); 2136.77 (FPh); 2158.31
(FPh). Anal. calcd for C18H20F3IN2O (464.26): C, 46.57;
H, 4.34; N, 6.03. Found: C, 46.34; H, 4.25; N, 6.26.
3.1.28. 6-(2,3-Difluoro-4-n-hexyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoro-3-
(4–octyloxyphenyl)pyrazine (29). Coupling of 2,3-
difluoro-4-n-hexyloxyphenylboronic
acid
(82 mg,
1.5 equiv.) with 2-fluoro-6-iodo-3-(4-n-octyloxyphenyl)-
pyrazine (90 mg, 0.21 mmol) according to the general
procedure D (t¼24 h) gave after purification by column
chromatography (silica gel, eluent: dichloromethane/
petroleum ether (1:2)) 99 mg (91%) of 29 as a colorless
solid, transitions (8C); C 82.0 SC 111.0 N 149.0 I. 1H NMR
(CDCl3): d 8.93 (dd, 1H, JH5–Fpyr¼5.3 Hz, JH5–FPh
¼
2.3 Hz, H5); 8.02 (d, 2H, J¼9.0 Hz, 2HPh); 7.71 (m, 1H,
HPh); 6.94 (d, 2H, J¼9.0 Hz, 2HPh); 6.78 (m, 1H, HPh); 4.02
(t, 2H, OCH2); 3.95 (t, 2H, OCH2); 1.74 (m, 4H, 2CH2);
1.44–1.16 (m, 16H, 8CH2); 0.82 (m, 6H, 2CH3); 13C NMR
(CDCl3): d 159.8 (CPh); 155.4 (d, JC2–F¼257.2 Hz, C2);
149.0 (CPh); 149.0 (dd, JC–F¼252.5, 11.8 Hz, CPh–F);
141.6 (C6); 140.4 (dd, JC–F¼247.8, 14.5 Hz, CPh–F); 139.6
(C5); 138.4 (d, JC3–F¼23.3 Hz, C3); 129.1 (2CHPh); 124.5
(CPh); 122.9 (CHPh); 115.2 (CPh); 113.6 (2CHPh); 108.5
(CHPh); 68.8 (OCH2); 67.1 (OCH2); 30.8–21.5 (10CH2);
13.0 (2CH3); 19F NMR (CDCl3): d 274.39 (Fpyr); 2137.97
(FPh); 2158.86 (FPh). Anal. calcd for C30H37F3N2O2
(514.63): C, 70.02; H, 7.25; N, 5.44. Found: C, 70.03; H,
7.34; N, 5.43.
3.1.26. 3,6-Di(4-n-octyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoropyrazine (27).
Coupling of 4-n-octyloxyphenylboronic acid (118 mg,
1.5 equiv.) with 24 (134 mg, 0.31 mmol) according to the
general procedure D (t¼24 h) gave after purification by
column chromatography (silica gel, eluent: dichloro-
methane/petroleum ether (1:1)) 117 mg (73%) of 27 as a
colorless solid, transitions (8C) C 89.7 SC 157.5 N 179.1 I.
1H NMR (CDCl3): d 8.79 (d, 1H, JH5–F¼5.3 Hz, H5); 7.95
(d, 2H, J¼8.6 Hz, 2HPh); 7.89 (d, 2H, J¼8.6 Hz, 2HPh); 6.92
(d, 2H, J¼8.6 Hz, 2HPh); 6.90 (d, 2H, J¼8.6 Hz, 2HPh); 3.91
(m, 4H, 2OCH2); 1.71 (m, 4H, 2CH2); 1.39–1.21 (m, 20H,
10CH2); 0.81 (m, 6H, 2CH3); 13C NMR (CDCl3): d 161.3
(CPh); 161.0 (CPh); 157.1 (d, JC2–F¼255.8 Hz, C2); 147.8
(C6); 138.6 (d, JC3–F¼24.7 Hz, C3); 137.5 (C5); 130.3
(2CHPh); 128.6 (2CHPh); 127.3 (CPh); 126.3 (CPh); 115.4
(2CHPh); 115.0 (2CHPh); 68.5 (2OCH2); 32.2–23.1
(12CH2); 14.5 (2CH3); 19F NMR (CDCl3): d 275.41.
3.1.29. 3-(2,3-Difluoro-4-n-hexyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,3-
difluoro-4-n-octyloxyphenyl)-2-fluoropyrazine
(30).
Coupling of 2,3-difluoro-4-n-octyloxyphenylboronic acid
(88 mg, 1.5 equiv.) with 26 (90 mg, 0.21 mmol) according
to the general procedure D (t¼24 h) gave after purification
by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent: dichloro-
methane/petroleum ether (1:2)) 96 mg (85%) of 30 as a
1
colorless solid, mp 127–1288C. H NMR (CDCl3): d 8.99
(m, 1H, JH5–F¼4.5 Hz, H5); 7.76 (m, 1H, HPh); 7.32 (m, 1H,
HPh); 6.81 (m, 2H, 2HPh); 4.04 (t, 4H, 2OCH2); 1.78 (m, 4H,
2CH2); 1.44–1.18 (m, 16H, 8CH2); 0.79 (m, 6H, 2CH3); 13
C