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Selected Physical and Spectroscopic Data
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Compound 7a: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 250 MHz): δ = 2.23–2.29
(m, 2 H, CH2CN), 2.60 (d, 1 H, J = 4.9 Hz, H8a), 3.19–3.27
(m, 1 H, CH2-N), 3.44–3.56 (m, 1 H, CH2N), 3.72 (t, 1 H,
J = 4.7 Hz, H8), 4.34 (d, 1 H, J = 14.7 Hz, CH2Ph), 4.84 (d,
1 H, J = 14.7 Hz, CH2Ph), 5.13 (d, 1 H, J = 4.6 Hz, H7), 6.27
(s, 2 H, HC=CH), 7.12–7.41 (m, 10 H, 10 × ArH) ppm. 13
C
NMR (CDCl3, 62.5 MHz): δ = 26.0 (CH2), 43.2 (CH2), 50.3
(CH2), 50.6 (CH), 50.7 (CH), 81.4 (CH), 87.5 (C), 126.5
(CH), 127.4 (CH), 128.0 (2 × CH), 128.1 (2 × CH), 128.3 (2
× CH), 128.6 (2 × CH), 136.5 (CH), 137.1 (CH + C), 139.8
(C), 171.2 (C=O) ppm. MS (CI): m/z (%) = 332 (53) [M +
1]+, 131 (100). HRMS: m/z calcd for C22H22NO2: 331.1572;
found: 331.1580.
Compound 7b: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 250 MHz): δ = 2.21–2.27
(m, 2 H, CH2CN), 2.56 (d, 1 H, J = 4.8 Hz, H8a), 3.18–3.24
(m, 1 H, CH2N), 3.40–3.48 (m, 1 H, CH2N), 3.65 (t, 1 H,
J = 4.7 Hz, H8), 3.70 (s, 6 H, 2 × OCH3), 4.39 (d, 1 H,
J = 14.7 Hz, CH2Ph), 4.77 (d, 1 H, J = 14.7 Hz, CH2Ph),
5.07 (dd, 1 H, J = 4.6, 1.4 Hz, H7), 6.23–6.30 (m, 3 H, 3 ×
ArH), 6.44–6.46 (m, 2 H, HC=CH), 7.20–7.26 (m, 5 H, 5 ×
ArH) ppm. 13C NMR (CDCl3, 62.5 MHz): δ = 26.0 (CH2),
43.2 (CH2), 50.2 (CH2), 50.6 (CH), 51.8 (CH), 55.2 (2 ×
OMe), 81.3 (CH), 87.4 (C), 98.3 (CH), 106.4 (2 × CH),
127.3 (CH), 127.9 (2 × CH), 128.6 (2 × CH), 136.5 (CH),
137.0 (CH + C), 142.2 (2 × C), 160.5 (2 × COMe), 171.1
(C=O). MS (CI): m/z (%) = 392 (100) [M + 1]+. HRMS: m/z
calcd for C24H25NO4: 391.1783; found: 391.1778.
Compound 7c: mp 101–102 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR (CDCl3,
250 MHz): δ = 2.19–2.25 (m, 2 H, CH2CN), 2.56 (d, 1 H,
J = 4.9 Hz, H8a), 3.14–3.23 (m, 1 H, CH2N), 3.40–3.46 (m, 1
H, CH2N), 3.67 (t, 1 H, J = 4.7 Hz, H8), 3.69 (s, 3 H, OMe),
4.36 (d, 1 H, J = 14.7 Hz, CH2Ph), 4.77 (d, 1 H, J = 14.7 Hz,
CH2Ph), 5.08 (1 H, dd, J = 4.8, 0.9 Hz, H7), 6.22 (d, 1 H, d,
J = 5.9 Hz, CH=CH), 6.25 (d, 1 H, J = 5.9 Hz, CH=CH),
6.64–6.67 (m, 1 H, m, ArH), 6.82–6.86 (m, 2 H, m, 2 × ArH),
7.07–7.24 (m, 6 H, 6 × ArH) ppm. 13C NMR (CDCl3, 62.5
MHz): δ = 26.4 (CH2), 43.7 (CH2), 50.7 (CH2), 51.1 (CH),
52.1 (CH), 55.6 (OMe), 81.8 (CH), 87.9 (C), 112.2 (CH),
114.6 (CH), 120.9 (CH), 127.9 (CH), 128.6 (2 × CH), 128.9
(2 × CH), 129.6 (CH), 137.0 (CH), 137.6 (CH + C), 142.0
(C), 159.9 (COMe), 171.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (CI): m/z (%) =
362 (100) [M + 1]+. Anal. Calcd for C23H23NO3: C, 76.43; H,
6.41; N, 3.87. Found: C, 76.30; H, 6.37; N, 3.83.
Compound 8a: mp 138–140 °C (MeOH). 1H NMR (CDCl3,
250 MHz): δ = 2.82 (t, 2 H, J = 6.3 Hz, CH2CN), 3.45 (t, 2
H, J = 6.3 Hz, CH2N), 4.63 (s, 2 H, CH2Ph), 7.05–7.30 (m,
13 H, 13 × ArH) ppm. 13C NMR (CDCl3, 62.5 MHz): δ =
29.6 (CH2), 44.9 (CH2), 50.1 (CH2), 126.1 (CH), 126.6 (CH),
127.3 (CH), 127.6 (2xCH), 127.8 (C), 128.0 (2 × CH), 128.2
(2 × CH), 128.5 (2 × CH), 130.4 (CH), 130.6 (CH), 137.8
(C), 139.8 (C), 142.9 (C), 144.1 (C), 163.8 (C=O) ppm. MS
(CI): m/z (%) = 314 (100) [M + 1]+. HRMS: m/z calcd for
C22H19NO: 313.1467; found: 313.1466.
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(11) Unsuccessful conditions to promote the IMDAF cyclization
of 6a that resulted in the recovering of the starting material:
(a) toluene, reflux, 5 d; (b) 145 °C, 21 h (no solvent);
(c) MgBr2, THF, MS, reflux, 21 h; (d) AlCl3, THF, MS,
reflux, 3 d; (e) 11·103 bar, CH2Cl2, 20 °C, 1 d.
(12) Synthesis of (4aR,7S,8aS)-2-Benzyl-8-phenyl-
2,3,4,7,8,8a-hexahydro-1H-4a,7-epoxyisoquinolin-1-one
(7a)
A solution of amide 6a (60 mg, 0.181 mmol) in anhydrous
CH2Cl2 (2 mL) was subjected to high pressure (19·103 bar)
at 27 ° C for 7 d. On depressurization, the solution was
filtered through a plug of cotton wool to remove the solid
matter, and the solvent was removed off under reduced
pressure to afford 50 mg of crude material. Purification by
column chromatography on silica (eluant: 1:1 light PE–
Et2O) furnished the cycloadduct 7a as a colorless oil (29 mg,
49% yield) and 15 mg (25% yield) of recovered starting 6a
(64% yield of 7a on the basis of recovered starting material).
(13) All new compounds gave satisfactory analytical and
spectroscopic data.
Compound 8b: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 250 MHz): δ = 2.90 (t, 2
H, J = 6.2 Hz, CH2CN), 3,52 (t, 2 H, J = 6.2 Hz, CH2N), 3.80
(s, 6 H, 2 × OCH3), 4.71 (s, 2 H, CH2Ph), 6.45–6.48 (m, 3 H,
3 × ArH), 7.13–7.40 (m, 8 H, 8 × ArH) ppm. 13C NMR
(CDCl3, 62.5 MHz): δ = 29.6 (CH2), 45.2 (CH2), 50.3 (CH2),
55.2 (2 × OMe), 98.9 (CH), 106.7 (2 × CH), 126.2 (CH),
127.3 (CH), 128.0 (2 × CH + C), 128.5 (2 × CH), 130.3
(CH), 130.4 (CH), 137.9 (C), 139.8 (C), 143.9 (C), 145.0
(C), 159.9 (2 × COMe), 163.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (CI): m/z
(%): 374 (100) [M + 1]+. HRMS: m/z calcd for C24H23NO3:
373.1678; found: 373.1677.
Compound 8c: 1H NMR (CDCl3, 250 MHz): δ = 2.82 (t, 2
H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH2CN), 3.45 (t, 2 H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH2N), 3.75
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