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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activities of Novel 2-Alkylpyrrole Derivatives
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spectrometer (US) in CDCl solution with TMS as the inter-
crude product. Finally, the crude product was recrystallized using
petroleum ether and ethyl acetate to afford compound 5 (0.61g) as a
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nal standard in parts per million (d). Elemental analyses were
determined on a Yanaco CHN Corder MT-3 elemental ana-
lyzer (Japan). IR spectra were recorded with an Nicolet
MAGNA-560 FTIR spectrometer. HRMS was obtained
depending on Ionspec 7.0 T Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron
Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR-MS) (US). All of the
reagents were analytically or chemically pure, which were
dried and distilled according to standard methods in advance
before use.
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white solid, yield 62%, mp 49–50 C. H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3
):
HH = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.50 (s, 3H), 1.20
(t, JHH = 7.2Hz, 3H); Anal. Calcd for C10 OF Br: C, 38.61; H,
3.24; N, 9.00. Found: C, 38.50; H, 3.28; N, 8.91.
Phenylglycine (7) [8]. To the mixture of KOH (38 g,
0.68 mol), LiCl (9.6 g, 0.23 mol), tetrabutyl ammonium bromide
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5.31 (s, 2H), 3.49 (q,
J
3
H N
10 2
3
(3.6 g, 0.01 mol), concentrated ammonia (60 mL), and CH
2
Cl
2
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(30 mL) was blown ammonia gas for 5 min at 0 C, and then a
solution of benzaldehyde (12 g, 0.11 mol) and chloroform
(20.3 g, 0.17 mol) in methylene dichloride (30 mL) was added
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-Methyl-2-trifluoromethyl-1,3-oxazol-5-one (2).
To a
solution of trifluoroactic anhydride (47g, 0.22mol) in acetonitrile
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(
100mL) was added alanine (10 g, 0.11mol) at 30 C.
dropwise over 1 h. The mixture was stirred and synchronously
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The mixture was refluxed for 0.5 h and then cooled to RT. The
solvent was removed via rotatory evaporator; then, the residue
was taken into ethyl acetate (100 mL) and made neutral with
connected with ammonia gas for 6 h at 0 C. Then, H
2
O (60 mL)
was added, and the layer was separated. The aqueous layer was
washed with CH Cl and concentrated in vacuo until inorganic
2
2
saturated Na
2
CO
3
solution. The mixture was washed with water
salt was precipitated. The solid was filtered off, and the pH
value of filtrate was adjusted to 4–6 with dilute hydrochloride to
obtain the crystal of compound 7 at 0 C. The crude product was
collected by filtration, washed with water, ethanol, and ethyl
ether in turn, and dried to give compound 7 (12.3, 72%) as a
white solid, which was directly used for the next step without
further structural identification.
(
3Â 30mL) and brine (30mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO
4
,
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and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a yellow to pale oily liquid,
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gross yield 19%. H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ): 6.10–6.07 (m,
3
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H), 2.40 (s, 3H).
-Methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (3). The
solution of the compound 2 (3.2 g, 0.019 mol), 2-chloroacrylonitrile
2
(
(
2.5g, 0.029 mol), and NEt
40 mL) was refluxed for 2 h and then cooled to RT. The mixture
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(3.8 g, 0.038 mol) in acetonitrile
Cyclohexylglycine (8). The solution of phenylglycine (10 g,
0.066 mol) and 10% Pd-C (2 g) in acetic acid (100 mL) was
stirred under hydrogen at 100 atm at 120 C for 72 h, then
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was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was taken into ethyl
acetate (100mL); then, the mixture was washed with water
cooled to RT, and reduced the pressure to 1 atm. The mixture
was filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was taken
into ethanol (100 mL) and refluxed for 30 min, and then
propylene oxide was added. The mixture was refluxed for
another 10 min, cooled to RT, filtered, washed with ethyl ether,
and dried to afford compound 8 (5.7 g, 55%) as a white solid,
which was directly used for the next step without further
structural identification.
(
3Â 30mL) and brine (30mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO
4
,
and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified
by column chromatography on silica gel using petroleum ether/
ethyl acetate (3:1, v/v) as the eluent to afford gross product.
Finally, the crude product was recrystallized using petroleum
ether and ethyl acetate to afford compound 3 (1.7g) as a slight
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yellow solid yield 53%, mp 134–135 C. H-NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl ): 12.85 (s, 1H), 7.00 (s, 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H); Anal. Calcd for
C H N F : C, 48.28; H, 2.89; N, 16.09. Found: C, 48.15; H, 3.18;
7 5 2 3
4-Cyclohexyl-2-trifluoromethyl-1,3-oxazol-5-one (9). Compound
9 was synthesized according to the similar synthetic procedure
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N, 15.72.
-Methyl-4-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole-3-carbonitrile
4). To the solution of compound 3 (1.4 g, 0.008 mol) and N,N-
for compound 2. Yellow oily liquid, yield 72%. H-NMR
3
2
(400 MHz, CDCl
3
): 6.08 (s, 1H), 2.78 (t, JHH = 11.2 Hz, 1H), 2.08–
3
(
2.00 (m, 2H), 1.88–1.83 (m, 2H), 1.76–1.73 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 1H),
HH
dimethylformamide (0.6 g, 0.008 mol) in chloroform was added
1.53–1.23 (m, 5H); HRMS Calcd for C H NO F : 258.0712.
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12
2 3
dropwise the solution of bromine (1.9 g, 0.012 mol) in chloroform
Found: 258.0713.
(
50 mL). The mixture was refluxed for 1 h and cooled to RT, to
2-Cyclohexyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (10).
Compound 10 was synthesized according to the similar synthetic
which saturated Na CO solution (10 mL) was added, and then
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the mixture was stirred for 30 min. Chloroform and part of the
water was removed using rotatory evaporator, and then the
remaining mixture was filtered and recrystallized using petroleum
ether and ethyl acetate to afford compound 4 (1.4 g) as a white
procedure for compound 3. White solid, yield 28%, mp 158–159 C.
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H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ): 12.69 (s, 1H), 7.01 (s, 1H), 2.79–2.71
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(m, 1H), 1.82–1.16 (m, 4H), 1.68 (d, JHH = 12.4 Hz, 1H), 1.64–1.53
(m, 2H), 1.36–1.27 (m, 2H), 1.27–1.17 (m, 1H); Anal. Calcd for
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solid, yield 70%, mp 208–210 C. IR: n 3232, 2233, 1587, 1300,
C H N F : C, 59.50; H, 5.41; N, 11.56. Found: C, 59.32; H, 5.59;
12 14 2 3
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1
1
2
1
174, 711 cm
.38 (s, 3H); Anal. Calcd for C
1.07. Found: C, 33.21; H, 1.62; N, 10.93.
-Methyl-4-bromo-1-ethoxymethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole-
-carbonitrile (5) [7]. To a stirred solution of compound 4 (0.8 g,
.0031 mol) in THF (20 mL) was added 50% NaH under iced salt
;
H-NMR (400MHz, CDCl ): 13.26 (s, 1H),
N, 11.66.
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H N F
4 2 3
Br: C, 33.23; H, 1.59; N,
2-Cyclohexyl-4-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole-3-carbonitrile
(11). Compound 11 was synthesized according to the similar synthetic
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procedure for compound 4. White solid, yield 89%, mp 203–206 C.
1
3
3 HH
3
0
H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ): 13.06 (s, 1H), 2.75 (t, J =12Hz,
1H), 1.82–1.76 (m, 4H), 1.69–1.53 (m, 3H), 1.35–1.16 (m, 3H);
Anal. Calcd for C12 Br: C, 44.88; H, 3.77; N, 8.72. Found: C,
bath until no gas was emitted. Then, the mixture was warmed to RT
and stirred for 10 min, and then chloromethyl ethyl ether (0.6 g,
13 2 3
H N F
44.51; H, 4.08; N, 8.65.
0.006 mol) was added dropwise. The mixture was refluxed for 0.5 h,
Biological tests.
The insecticidal activity against oriental
cooled to RT, and then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was
taken into ethyl acetate (50 mL), washed with water (3 Â 30 mL)
armyworm, the acaricidal activity against spider mite, eggs of
spider mite, and larvae of spider mite were tested using reported
methods in previous literatures [9]. Likewise, the herbicidal
and antifungal activities were also tested using the previously
reported methods [10]. The insecticidal and acaricidal experiments
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and brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO , concentrated in
vacuo, and purified by column chromatography on silica gel using
petroleum ether and ethyl acetate (5:1, v/v) as the eluent to afford
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
DOI 10.1002/jhet