PRACTICAL SYNTHETIC PROCEDURES
Symmetrical (1E,3E)-1,4-Diarylbuta-1,3-dienes
3091
1
3
1
C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): d = 124.13 (q, J = 271.7 Hz),
Anal. Calcd for C H O : C, 77.40; H, 5.41. Found: C, 77.51; H,
5.49.
3
C-F
2
12 10
2
3
1
1
25.63 (q, J = 3.7 Hz), 126.56, 129.45 (q, J = 32.4 Hz),
30.92, 132.66, 140.37.
C-F
C-F
+
(1E,3E)-1,4-Bis(2,2¢-bithiophen-5-yl)buta-1,3-diene (3h)
Red solid; yield: 333 mg (87%); mp 210–212 °C.
GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 342 (58) [M] , 323 (12), 273 (100),
33 (78), 204 (18), 159 (24).
2
IR(KBr): 3100, 3062, 3006, 1600, 1496, 1425, 1233, 1055, 970,
Anal. Calcd for C H F : C, 63.16; H, 3.53. Found: C, 63.22; H,
18
12
6
–1
9
59, 837, 815, 785, 693 cm .
3
.57.
1
H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl ): d = 6.71–6.80 (m, 2 H), 6.86–6.95 (m,
3
(
1E,3E)-1,4-Bis(2,3-dimethylphenyl)buta-1,3-diene (3d)
2 H), 7.06–7.14 (m, 4 H), 7.24 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.33 (d, J = 3.5
Hz, 2 H), 7.53 (d, J = 5.0 Hz, 2 H).
Yellow solid; yield: 176 mg (67%); mp 180–182 °C.
1
3
IR(KBr): 3030, 2921, 1574, 1456, 1380, 1262, 1091, 988, 773, 734,
C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): d = 124.15, 124.73, 125.41, 125.68,
3
–1
7
07 cm .
127.94, 128.45, 128.57, 135.42, 136.36, 141.20.
1
H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl ): d = 2.31 (s, 6 H), 2.32 (s, 6 H), 6.83–
Anal. Calcd for C H S : C, 62.79; H, 3.69; S, 33.53. Found: C,
62.90; H, 3.77; S, 33.62.
3
20 14 4
6
.92 (m, 2 H), 6.93–7.02 (m, 2 H), 7.05–7.15 (m, 4 H), 7.42 (d like,
J = ~7 Hz, 2 H).
1
3
C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): d = 15.30, 20.73, 123.36, 125.51,
3
Acknowledgment
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29.13, 130.97, 131.13, 134.13, 136.52, 136.88.
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This work was financially supported by Ministero dell’Istruzione,
dell’Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), ‘Progetto FIRB 2003
SYNERGY RBNE 03S7XZ’ and by Università degli Studi di Bari.
GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 262 (25) [M] , 247 (100), 232 (48),
2
17 (18), 119 (10).
Anal. Calcd for C H : C, 91.55; H, 8.45. Found: C, 91.67; H, 8.53.
20
22
(
(
1E,3E)-1,4-Bis[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]buta-1,3-diene
3e)
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Pale orange solid; yield: 314 mg (84%); mp 97–99 °C.
–
1
IR(KBr): 3013, 1600, 1506, 1274, 1222, 1166, 988, 857 cm .
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H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl ): d = 6.63–6.70 (m, 2 H), 6.87–6.94 (m,
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C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): d = 120.46 (q, J = 257.3 Hz),
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C-F
3
7
1
21.19, 127.58, 129.70, 131.78, 135.89, 148.50 (q, J = 1.9 Hz).
C-F
+
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2
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Anal. Calcd for C H F O : C, 57.76; H, 3.23. Found: C, 57.60; H,
3
18
12
6
2
.11.
1E,3E)-1,4-Bis(2-thienyl)buta-1,3-diene (3f)6c
(
6
c
Pale yellow solid; yield: 197 mg (90%); mp 170–171 °C (Lit. 170
C).
°
IR(KBr): 3098, 1599, 1506, 1421, 1252, 980, 858, 841, 801, 698
cm .
–
1
1
H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl ): d = 6.65–6.73 (m, 2 H), 6.73–6.81 (m,
3
2
1
H), 6.94–7.02 (m, 4 H), 7.18 (d like, J = ~5 Hz, 2 H).
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C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): d = 124.43, 125.40, 125.91, 127.66,
3
1
28.47, 142.84.
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GC-MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 218 (100) [M] , 217 (53), 185 (42),
1
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Anal. Calcd for C H S : C, 66.01; H, 4.62; S, 29.37. Found: C,
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2
10 2
6
5.88; H, 4.54; S, 29.29.
1E,3E)-1,4-Bis(2-furyl)buta-1,3-diene (3g)6c
Pale yellow solid; yield: 160 mg (86%); mp 90 °C (Lit. 95 °C).
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(
6
c
Meijere, A.; Diederich, F., Eds.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim,
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IR(KBr): 3129, 1463, 1256, 1149, 1014, 988, 922, 883, 791, 736
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cm .
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H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl ): d = 6.29 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 2 H), 6.40 (dd,
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J = 3.3, 1.8 Hz, 2 H), 6.40–6.48 (m, 2 H), 6.75–6.83 (m, 2 H), 7.38
(
d, J = 1.8 Hz, 2 H).
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3
Devaprabhakara, D. J. Organomet. Chem. 1979, 179, C7.
C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl ): d = 108.57, 111.74, 120.17, 127.37,
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(
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42.19, 153.26.
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GC/MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (%) = 186 (100) [M] , 157 (46), 129 (39),
28 (47).
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