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Scheme 2 Proposed mechanism for the formation of naphthoxazole 2.
5,6-Oxodimethylene-2-hydroxymethyl naphtho[2,1-d]oxazole
2e). This compound was obtained as yellow solid. H NMR
1
(
(
6
300 MHz, Acetone-d ) d: 4.91 (s, 2H), 5.06 (s, 2H), 5.10
(
s, 2H), 7.34 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (s, 1H), 7.64 (t, J = 8.1 Hz,
H), 8.06 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H). C NMR (75 MHz, Acetone-d ) d:
6
13
1
5
1
6.5, 68.2, 68.6, 112.8, 118.1, 119.1, 120.3, 124.4, 126.9, 129.9,
À
34.1, 136.5, 144.5, 165.2 ppm. ESI-MS: m/z = 240 ([M À H] ).
IR (KBr): 3214, 2946, 2830, 1564, 1448, 1365, 1176, 1111,
1
4
À1
046 cm . Anal. Calcd for C14
H
11NO
3
(241): C, 69.70%; H,
.60%; N, 5.81%. Found: C 69.55%; H 4.60%; N 5.60%.
-Hydroxyethyamino-2,4-dihydroxymethyl naphtho[2,1-d]
5
1
oxazole (2f). This compound was obtained as yellow solid. H
NMR (300 MHz, Acetone-d ) d: 3.43 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H), 3.73
t, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.87 (s, 2H), 5.12 (s, 2H), 7.52 (t, J = 7.5 Hz,
6
(
1
13
H), 7.62 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 8.35 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H). C NMR
(
75 MHz, Acetone-d ) d: 53.3, 55.5, 57.1, 61.3, 115.7, 121.9,
6
1
1
2
22.6, 124.4, 125.2, 126.7, 126.9, 130.8, 143.8, 147.8,
+
63.4 ppm. FAB-MS: m/z = 288 ([M] ). IR (KBr): 3315, 3074,
-1
907, 2854, 1638, 1589, 1401, 1339, 1215, 1083 cm .
Acknowledgment. We thank Guangdong Province Department
of Education (Nos. 1057310015) for providing funds for this
project. We also thank Yong Chen (Guangdong Institute of
Analysis) for the help with the NMR spectrometers.
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6
) d:
5
1
3
C
À
À1
59.2, 167.4 ppm. ESI-MS: m/z = 214 ([M À H] ). IR (KBr): 3262,
105, 2827, 1649, 1599, 1451, 1221, 1044 cm . Anal. Calcd for
12
H
9
NO
6.00%; H 4.24%; N 6.50%.
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3
(215): C, 66.97%; H, 4.22%; N, 6.51%. Found: C
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[13] Note: Crystallographic data (excluding structure factors) for
6
the structures reported in this work have been deposited with the
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre as supplementary publication
it@ccdc.cam.ac.uk).
1
(
1
2
+
À1
042 cm . Anal. Calcd for C12
.90%; N, 5.04%. Found: C 51.90%; H 3.04%; N 4.92%.
H NBrO
8
2
(278): C, 51.83%; H,
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DOI 10.1002/jhet