Two gemometrical isomers
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Table 4. Atomic Coordinates (ϫ104) and Equivalent Isotropic
1H NMR (10:1 benzene-d6/pyridine-d5), ͳ 1.07 (tt,
J ϭ 5.9 Hz, J ϭ 6.2 Hz, 4H), 1.60 (t, J ϭ 6.2 Hz,
4H), 1.75 (t, J ϭ 5.9 Hz, 4H), 6.77 (s, 2H); MS
(EI) m/e 210 (M, 100).
2
3
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Displacement Parameters (A ϫ 10 ) for Z-1
x
y
z
U(eq)a
N(1)
N(2)
C(1)
C(2)
C(3)
C(4)
C(5)
C(6)
2371(3)
2308(3)
2615(2)
2489(2)
2457(2)
2473(3)
1779(3)
2800(3)
2408(3)
2632(3)
2515(2)
2459(3)
2529(3)
3460(4)
2730(3)
2374(3)
Ϫ1581(3)
6475(3)
4057(3)
2531(3)
1100(3)
855(4)
1991(4)
4023(3)
Ϫ354(3)
5407(3)
5387(3)
6671(3)
8285(3)
8740(3)
6960(3)
6519(3)
3841(2)
10388(2)
5100(2)
4978(2)
3897(2)
2685(2)
2761(2)
3923(2)
3879(2)
6204(2)
7342(2)
8427(2)
8582(2)
7590(2)
6309(2)
9499(2)
8843(2)
12032(2)
7623(2)
8232(2)
7670(2)
6336(2)
5644(2)
6331(2)
8345(2)
8160(2)
9373(2)
9882(2)
9274(2)
8357(2)
7483(2)
11074(2)
6901(1)
5672(1)
4110(1)
5022(1)
5234(1)
4542(1)
3632(1)
3400(1)
6165(2)
3899(1)
4581(1)
4392(1)
3453(1)
2862(2)
2944(1)
5110(2)
Ϫ1140(1)
3030(1)
Ϫ30(1)
Ϫ235(1)
Ϫ844(1)
Ϫ1360(2)
Ϫ896(2)
Ϫ641(2)
Ϫ1005(1)
657(1)
62(1)
78(1)
34(1)
36(1)
37(1)
48(1)
49(1)
44(1)
45(1)
33(1)
36(1)
40(1)
54(1)
64(1)
45(1)
51(1)
63(1)
62(1)
39(1)
38(1)
41(1)
66(1)
79(1)
60(1)
46(1)
38(1)
37(1)
38(1)
49(1)
54(1)
51(1)
45(1)
X-ray crystallographic analysis
Data were collected using a Bruker SMART
CCD based diffractometer equipped with an LT-2
low-temperature apparatus operating at 213 K. Suit-
able colorless crystals were chosen and mounted on
a glass fiber using grease. Data were measured using
omega scans of 0.3Њ per frame for 30 s, such that a
hemisphere was collected. A total of 1271 frames
C(7)
C(8)
C(9)
C(10)
C(11)
C(12)
C(13)
C(14)
N(1A)
N(2A)
C(1A)
C(2A)
C(3A)
C(4A)
C(5A)
C(6A)
C(7A)
C(8A)
C(9A)
C(10A)
C(11A)
C(12A)
C(13A)
C(14A)
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were collected with a maximum resolution of 0.75 A.
The first 50 frames were recollected at the end of
data collection to monitor for decay. Cell parameters
were retrieved using SMART5 software and refined
using SAINT on all observed reflections. Data reduc-
tion was performed using the SAINT software,6
which corrects for Lp and decay. Data for Z-1 was
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limited to 0.85 A since greater than 80% of the data
integrated to less than 2I. The structures were
solved by the direct method using the SHELXS-977
program and refined by least squares method on F2,
SHELXL-97,8 incorporated in SHELXTL-PC V
5.10.9
1265(1)
1962(1)
2172(1)
1328(1)
863(1)
The structures were solved in the space group
P21/n(# 14) for E-1 and P-1 (#2) for Z-1 as determined
by analysis of systematic absences. All nonhydrogen
atoms are refined anisotropically. Hydrogens were
calculated by geometrical methods and refined as a
riding model. The crystals used for the diffraction
studies showed no decomposition during data collec-
tion. Final refinement values are given in Table 1.
2549(1)
a U(eq) is defined as one-third of the trace of the orthogonalized
Uij tensor.
The dark brown solution was filtered through a
bed of celite. The filtrate was added saturated NaCl
aqueous solution and extracted with diethyl ether
several times. The ether solution was washed with
5% NaHCO3 solution, dried over MgSO4, and con-
centrated. The residual orange oil was passed
through a silica gel column using 1:1 petroleum/
CH2Cl2 as eluting solvents. The elute was concen-
trated to a solid, which was dissolved in hot ethyl
acetate and crystallized at 0Њ C. Pale-yellow crystals
were obtained (E-1) as plates. To the mother liquid
was gradually added petroleum ether and pale yel-
low needle crystals were obtained (Z-1). E-1: mp,
Discussion
1,1Ј-Bi-3-cyanocyclohex-2-enylidene was syn-
thesized by application of the Mukaiyama-Tyrlic-
McMurry reaction10 to 3-cyano-2-cyclohexen-1-one,
which was prepared by hydrolyzing the cyanohydrin
formed by reaction of NaCN with the monoethylene
ketal of 1,3-hexanedione obtained from 1,3-cyclohex-
anedione and ethylene glycol (Scheme 2). The re-
sulting mixture of E-1 and Z-1 can be separated by
crystallization. Less soluble E-1 crystallized first as
plates (mp 259.5ЊC) from ethyl acetate, and then
Z-1 was obtained as needles (mp 171.5ЊC) from the
mother liquid by gradual addition of petroleum ether.
1
259.5ЊC; H NMR (10:1 benzene-d6/pyridine-d5), ͳ
1.03 (tt, J ϭ 5.8 Hz, J ϭ 6.2 Hz, 4H), 1.57 (t, J
ϭ 6.2 Hz, 4H), 1.74 (t, J ϭ 5.8 Hz, 4H), 6.67 (s,
2H); MS (EI) m/e 210 (M, 100). Z-1: mp, 171.5ЊC;