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0.05 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) in CH2Cl2 (25.0 mL) were stirred at
reflux for 24 h under N2. Rotary evaporation and chroma-
tography (hexanes/EtOAc, 20:1 to 3:1) gave 21 (cis/trans,
1:1) (153 mg, 65%) as a pale yellow oil: TLC Rf 0.33
(hexanes/EtOAc, 3:1; KMnO4); IR (thin film) 1642, 1461,
1428, 1112, 790, 732 cm21; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d
7.56–7.47 (m, 4H), 7.42–7.33 (m, 6H), 6.10 (m, 2H), 5.31
(m, 2H), 4.16 (m, 1H), 4.04 (m, 1H), 3.43 (t, 1H, J¼7.0 Hz),
3.28 (t, 1H, J¼7.0 Hz), 2.32 (m, 2H), 2.03 (m, 4H), 1.67 (m,
2H), 1.56 (m, 1H), 1.47 (m, 1H) 1.41–1.14 (m, 12H), 0.64
and 0.63 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) d 173.6,
173.2, 145.6, 144.8, 136.4, 135.9, 134.8, 134.7, 131.4,
131.3, 130.9, 130.4, 130.2, 129.7, 129.5, 129.3, 127.9,
127.9, 127.5, 52.8, 50.9, 48.7, 46.1, 32.8, 32.3, 32.1, 31.0,
28.6, 28.5, 28.4, 28.0, 27.8, 27.6, 27.1, 26.9, 26.6, 26.2,
25.9, 25.1, 23.8; MS (CI, NH3) m/z 474 ((MþH)þ, 100),
460 (10), 278 (19), 264 (22), 238 (21), 207 (14), 154 (10),
120 (11); HRMS (CI, NH3) m/z calcd for C31H44NOSi:
(MþH)þ, 474.3192, found: (MþH)þ, 474.3183. Anal. calcd
for C31H43NOSi: C, 78.59; H, 9.15; N, 2.96. Found: C,
78.68; H, 9.29; N, 2.89.
J¼5.3 Hz), 3.26 (t, 1.4H, J¼7.6 Hz); 2.38–2.32 (m, 2H),
1.76–1.49 (m, 4H), 1.45–1.23 (m, 20H); 13C NMR
(75 MHz, CDCl3) d 173.8, 173.1, 133.8, 133.5, 116.7,
116.4, 50.1, 47.9, 47.4, 44.7, 32.7, 32.4, 27.9, 27.8, 27.7,
27.6, 27.4, 27.2, 26.8, 26.7, 26.5, 26.4, 26.2, 26.1, 26.0,
25.9, 25.7, 25.6, 25.0, 24.6; MS (CI, NH3) m/z 560
((2MþH)þ, 50), 280 ((MþH)þ, 100), 266 (10); HRMS
(CI, NH3) m/z calcd for C18H34NO: (MþH)þ, 280.2640,
found: (MþH)þ, 280.2634. Anal. calcd for C18H33NO: C,
77.36; H, 11.90; N, 5.01. Found: C, 77.48; H, 11.82; N, 4.94.
4.1.25. Preparation of 1-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)azacyclo-
hexadecan-2-one (25a). 3-Methyl-2-butene (4.5 mL) and
catalyst 7 (31 mg, 0.036 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added
sequentially to lactam 24 (100 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.0 equiv.)
under N2. The mixture was stirred at 35 8C for 18 h, and the
solvent rotary evaporated. Chromatography (hexanes/
EtOAc, 9:1) gave alkene 25a (89 mg, 81%) as a light
brown oily mixture of rotamers: TLC Rf 0.27 (hexanes/
EtOAc, 9:1; KMnO4); IR (thin film) 1643, 1446, 1421,
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1375 cm21; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 5.14–5.05 (m,
1H), 3.95 (d, 1.4H, J¼6.3 Hz), 3.85 (d, 0.7H, J¼5.9 Hz),
3.43 (t, 0.7H, J¼5.0 Hz), 3.20 (t, 1.4H, J¼7.6 Hz), 2.34–
2.27 (m, 2H), 1.69 (s, 2.1H), 1.71–1.61 (m, 8H), 1.58–1.45
(m, 2H), 1.38–1.24 (m, 20H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3)
d 173.3, 172.9, 135.2, 134.8, 121.0, 120.6, 47.2, 45.8, 44.4,
42.6, 32.7, 32.5, 28.0, 27.8, 27.6, 27.5, 27.1, 26.8, 26.5,
26.4, 26.2, 26.0, 25.9, 25.8, 25.7, 25.5, 25.2, 24.5; MS (CI,
NH3) m/z 616 ((2MþH)þ, 100), 308 ((MþH)þ, 95), 264
(13); HRMS (CI, NH3) m/z calcd for C20H38NO: (MþH)þ,
308.2953, found: 308.2952. Anal calcd for C20H37NO: C,
78.11; H, 12.13; N, 4.55. Found: C, 78.29; H, 12.38, N, 4.64.
4.1.23. Preparation of 1-(3E-(methyldiphenylsilyl)pro-
penyl)-1-azacyclohexa-decan-2-one (22). Degassed dry
THF (2.0 mL) and EtOH (2.0 mL) were added to (Ph3P)3-
RhCl (8 mg, 8 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and diene 21 (40 mg,
0.08 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) under N2. The mixture was purged
once with H2, and stirred in a H2 atmosphere for 4 h, whilst
monitoring reaction progress by 1H NMR spectroscopy.
Rotary evaporation and chromatography gave 22 (35 mg,
89%) as a pale yellow oil. Analysis by 1H NMR
spectroscopy showed the product to be contaminated by
23 (22/23 3.1:1): TLC Rf¼0.33 (hexanes/EtOAc, 3:1;
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KMnO4); IR (thin film) 1642, 1458, 1427, 1111 cm21; H
4.1.26. Preparation of 4-(2-oxo-azacyclohexadec-1-yl)-
but-2-enyl acetate (25b). Allyl acetate (77 mL, 0.72 mmol,
2.0 equiv.) was added to lactam 24 (100 mg, 0.36 mmol,
1.0 equiv.) in CH2Cl2 (2 mL). The mixture was degassed
with N2 for 10 min and catalyst 7 (31 mg, 0.036 mmol,
0.1 equiv.) was added. The mixture was stirred under N2 at
25 8C for 24 h before rotary evaporation. Chromatography
(gradient elution; hexanes/EtOAc, 9:1 to hexanes/EtOAc,
4:1) gave alkene 25b (77 mg, 61%) as a pale brown oil: TLC
Rf 0.24 (hexanes/EtOAc, 1:1; KMnO4); IR (thin film) 1743,
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.57–7.48 (m, 4H), 7.43–7.33
(m, 6H), 6.11 (m, 2H), 4.17 (m, 1H), 4.05 (m, 1H), 3.54 and
3.45 (m, 1H), 3.30 and 3.19 (m, 1H), 2.38 (m, 2H), 1.78–
1.27 (m, 24H), 0.67 and 0.66 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz,
CDCl3) d 173.7, 172.8, 145.4, 144.5, 136.2, 135.7, 134.6,
134.5, 134.2, 129.3, 129.1, 129.0, 128.4, 127.8, 127.7,
127.3, 127.1, 52.2, 49.9, 47.8, 47.6, 45.0, 32.5, 32.3, 27.9,
27.8, 27.4, 27.3, 26.6, 26.5, 26.2, 26.0, 25.9, 25.7, 25.5,
25.4, 24.8, 24.4, 21.8, 23.9; MS (CI, NH3) m/z 476
((MþH)þ, 100), 462 (25), 414 (8), 400 (8), 387 (6), 282
(50), 279 (30), 249 (12), 240 (19), 214 (8), 52 (15); HRMS
(CI, NH3) m/z calcd for C31H46NOSi: (MþH)þ, 476.3349,
found: (MþH)þ, 476.3350. Anal. calcd for C31H45NOSi: C,
78.26; H, 9.53; N, 2.94. Found: C, 78.12; H, 9.62; N, 2.99.
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1643, 1459, 1230 cm21; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d
5.76–5.60 (m, 2H), 4.53 (d, 2H, J¼5.0 Hz), 3.97 (d, 1.5H,
J¼4.3 Hz), 3.92 (bd m, 0.5H), 3.46 (bd m, 0.5H), 3.23 (t,
1.5H, J¼7.6 Hz), 2.35–2.29 (m, 2H), 2.05 (s, 3H), 1.72–
1.61 (m, 2H), 1.59–1.47 (m, 2H), 1.41–1.23 (m, 20H); 13C
NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) d 173.6, 173.1, 170.7, 170.6, 130.4,
129.7, 126.3, 126.1, 64.3, 63.9, 48.9, 47.5, 46.5, 44.7, 32.6,
32.4, 29.7, 27.9, 27.8, 27.6, 27.4, 27.1, 26.7, 26.4, 26.2,
26.0, 25.9, 25.8, 25.6, 25.0, 24.5, 20.9; MS (CI, NH3) m/z
369 ((MþNH4)þ, 8), 352 ((MþH)þ, 100), 292 (28), 240
(15); HRMS (CI, NH3) m/z calcd for C21H38NO3: (MþH)þ,
352.2852, found: (MþH)þ, 352.2850. Anal. calcd for
C21H37NO3: C, 71.75; H, 10.61; N, 3.98. Found: C, 71.87;
H, 10.52; N, 3.89.
4.1.24. Preparation of 1-propenyl-azacyclohexadecan-2-
one (24). Bu4NF in THF (1.0 M; 0.6 mL, 0.6 mmol,
5 equiv.) was added to the mixture of silylalkenes 22 and
23 (61 mg, 0.13 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in DMSO (2.6 mL) at
room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 8C
for 2 h, cooled and partitioned between Et2O (10 mL) and
H2O (10 mL). The separated organic layer was washed
further with H2O (4£10 mL), dried (MgSO4) and rotary
evaporated. Chromatography (hexanes/EtOAc, 17:3) gave
24 (31 mg, 87%) as a clear, colorless, oily mixture of
rotamers: TLC Rf 0.27 (hexanes/EtOAc, 15:1; KMnO4); IR
4.1.27. Preparation of 1-(5-oxohex-2E-en-1-yl)azacyclo-
hexadecan-2-one
(25c).
5-Hexen-2-one
(350 mL,
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(thin film) 1646, 1460, 1415 cm21; H NMR (300 MHz,
1.1 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and catalyst 7 (62 mg, 0.07 mmol,
0.2 equiv.) were added sequentially under N2 to lactam 24
(100 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and the mixture refluxed
CDCl3) d 5.85–5.72 (m, 1H), 5.21–5.10 (m, 2H), 4.00 (d,
1.4H, J¼5.6 Hz), 3.93 (d, 0.7H, J¼2.3 Hz), 3.49 (t, 0.7H,