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133.2 C-4 Z , 133.1 C-4 E , 130.5 C-1 E ,
of 1 N aqueous LiOH solution. The resulting mixture was
stirred at room temperature for 7 h then neutralized with 1
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129.17 C-3 , 129.12 C-4 , 129.0 C-2 , 128.6 C-3
E , 128.2 C-3 Z , 128.1 C-2 E , 128.0 C-2 Z ,
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N aqueous HCl ca. 3 ml until pH 4 and extracted with
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126.6 C-1 Z , 123.6 C-6 Z , 122.7 C-6 E , 110.0
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diethyl ether 3=10 ml . The organic extracts were joined
and submitted at usual work-up to give 0.020 g 90% of
the respective acid derivative 4a , as a viscous brownish
oil; H NMR 200 MHz : d 7.50–7.18 10H, m, H-2 ,
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C-2 Z , 107.9 C-2 E , 107.7 C-5 E , 107.5 C-5
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Z , 101.1 OCH2O , 76.1 OCH2 Ar Z , 75.9
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OCH2 Ar E , 52.0 COOC H3 , 40.8 ArC H2CsO
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ppm; MS mrz : 403 M , 49% , 372 100% , 121 18% ,
H-3 , H-4 , H-2 , H-3 , CO2 H , 7.08 1H, d, J6y5 s;1
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77 38% .
Anal. Calcd. for C24 H21NO5: C, 71.44; H, 5.25; N,
3.47. Found: C, 71.53; H, 5,17; N, 3.55.
Hz, H-5 Z , 6.88 1H, t, J6y2 s;1 Hz and J5y2 -1
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Hz, H-2 Z , 6.81 2H, m, H-6 Z and H-2 E , 6.80
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1H, dd, J6y5 s8 Hz and J6y2 s2 Hz, H-6 E , 6.68
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1H, dd, J6y5 s8 Hz and J5y2 s1 Hz, H-5 E , 5.90
[[[(
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]
2.8. 4-
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl methylene amino
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2H, s, OC H2O Z , 5.86 2H, s, OC H2O E , 5.13 2H,
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(
oxy methyl phenylacetic acid 4b adapted from Seebach
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s, OC H2 Ar E , 5.08 2H, s, OC H2 Ar Z , 3.55 4H, s,
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et al., 1994
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ArC H2CsO E and Z ppm; C NMR 50 MHz : d
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176.1 C5O , 156.8 C5N Z , 156.6 C5N E , 148.7
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An 80% suspension of sodium hydride in mineral oil
0.12 g, 5 mmol was washed with dry n-hexane until a
white pale solid was obtained which was suspended in 1
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C-4 Z , 147.9 C-4 E , 147.8 C-3 Z , 147.3 C-3
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E , 137.5 C-1 Z , 137.3 C-1 E , 136.8 C-1 Z ,
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133.6 C-1 E , 132.7 C-4 Z , 132.6 C-4 E , 130.8
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ml of dry THF. Then, a solution of 0.166 g 1 mmol of
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C-1 E , 129.2 C-4 and C-3 , 129.1 C-2 , 128.6 C-3
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the oxime derivative 7b in 2 ml of dry THF was added
dropwise and the reaction mixture was refluxed under
stirring for 30 min. After this time, a solution of 0.298 g
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E , 128.3 C-3 Z , 128.1 C-2 E , 128.0 C-2 Z ,
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126.9 C-1 Z , 123.7 C-6 Z , 122.8 C-6 E , 110.1
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C-2 Z , 108.0 C-2 E , 107.8 C-5 E , 107.7 C-5
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1.30 mmol of 4-bromomethylphenylacetic acid 12 in 4
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Z , 101.2 OCH2O , 76.2 OCH2 Ar Z , 76.0
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ml of dry THF was added and the reaction was addition-
ally refluxed for 1.5 h, then poured into an ice–water
mixture containing 5 ml of an 10% aqueous HCl solution
and extracted with dichloromethane 3=20 ml . The or-
ganic extracts were submitted at usual work-up, furnishing
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OCH2 Ar E , 40.6 ArC H2CsO ppm; IR Film :
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3447 n O–H , 1709 n C5O , 1487 n C5N , 1237 and
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Anal. Calcd. for C23 H19 NO5: C, 70.93; H, 4.92; N,
3.60. Found: C, 71.03; H, 4.98; N, 3.55.
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0.190 g 61% of the acid derivative 4b , as a white solid,
mp 154–1568C; H NMR 200 MHz : d 8.05 1H, s,
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HC5N , 7.37 2H, d, Js8 Hz, H-3 , 7.28 2H, d, Js8
[[[(
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2.10. Methyl 4-
3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl methy-
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Hz, H-2 , 7.26 1H, s, CO2 H , 7.19 1H, d, J6y2 s2 Hz,
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(
lene amino oxy methyl phenylacetate 14b Teixeira et
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H-2 , 6.93 1H, dd, J6y5 s8 Hz and J6y2 s2 Hz, H-6 ,
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al., 1998
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6.78 1H, d, J6y5 s8 Hz, H-5 , 6.00 2H, s, OC H2O ,
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5.15 2H, s, OC H2 Ar , 3.65 2H, s, ArC H2CsO ppm;
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A solution of 0.070 g 0.22 mmol of the acid 4b in 5
ml of methanol, containing two drops concentrated sulfuric
acid, was refluxed for 2 h, then poured into an ice–water
mixture. The precipitate formed was filtered out, washed
with 5 ml of a 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution
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C NMR 50 MHz : d 172.7 C5O , 148.9 C-4 , 148.8
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C5N , 147.8 C-3 , 136.0 C-1 , 134.7 C-4 ; 129.4
C-3 , 128.3 C-2 , 126.1 C-1 , 122.9 C-6 , 108.5 C-5 ,
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105.3 C-2 , 101.5 OCH2O , 75.1 OCH2 Ar , 40.4
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ArC H2CsO ppm; IR KBr : 3444 n O–H , 1703 n
C5O , 1603 n C5N , 1256 and 1033 n C–O cm
MS mrz : 313 M , 14% , 149 100% , 121 6% , 77
14% .
Anal. Calcd. for C17 H15NO5: C, 65.16; H, 4.83; N,
4.47. Found: C, 65.23; H, 4,87; N, 4.55.
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and air-dried, to give 0.062 g 86% of the corresponding
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methyl ester derivative 14b , as a white solid, mp 70-718
C; H NMR 200 MHz : d 8.05 1H, s, HC5N , 7.38
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2H, d, Js8 Hz, H-3 , 7.28 2H, d, Js8 Hz, H-2 ,
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Hz and J6y2 s2 Hz, H-6 , 6.78 1H, d, J6y5 s8 Hz,
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H-5 , 6.00 2H, s, OC H2O , 5.15 2H, s, OC H2 Ar , 3.70
[[[(
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2.9. 4-
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl phenylmethylene
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3H, s, COOC H3 , 3.65 2H, s, ArC H2C5O ppm; 13C
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(
amino oxy methyl phenylacetic acid 4a Barrow et al.,
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NMR 50 MHz : d 171.8 C5O , 149.0 C-4 , 148.5
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1995
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C5N , 148.0 C-3 , 136.3 C-1 , 133.5 C-4 , 129.2
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To a solution of the 0.023 g 0.057 mmol of the methyl
ester derivative 14a in 7 ml of acetone were added 4 ml
C-3 , 128.5 C-2 , 126.4 C-1 , 122.8 C-6 , 108.1 C-5 ,
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105.6 C-2 , 101.2 OCH2O , 75.8 OCH2 Ar , 51.9