Synlett 2006(17): 2804-2806  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950278
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Synthesis and Thermal Reactivity of Pyrrolidine- and 2-Pyrrolidinone-Fused Cyclic Enediynes

Basab Roy, Amit Basak*
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
e-Mail: absk@chem.iitkgp.ernet.in;
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Received 7 June 2006
Publication Date:
09 October 2006 (online)

Abstract

Various bicyclic enediynes containing pyrrolidine and pyrrolidinone moieties were synthesised. Thermal reactivity studies indicated the lowering of the onset temperature for Bergman cyclisation upon fusion of these heterocyclic systems onto the cyclic enediyne.

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Spectroscopic Data: All new compounds were characterised by spectroscopic and analytical data. Compound 1: 1H NMR: δ = 8.23 (2 H, dd, J o , m = 6.9, 1.9 Hz), 8.00 (2 H, dd, J o , m = 6.9, 1.9 Hz), 7.32-7.07 (4 H, m), 4.68, 4.19 (2 H, ABq, J = 18.8 Hz), 3.78, 3.52 (2 H, ABq, J = 16.6 Hz), 3.49-3.17 (5 H, m), 2.04-1.85 (4 H, m). 13C NMR: δ = 150.0, 143.5, 130.5, 129.8, 128.8, 128.7, 127.9, 126.9, 124.7, 123.9, 90.5, 87.2, 84.0, 82.4, 59.2, 56.0, 50.2, 45.1, 28.2, 23.9. MS (ES+): m/z = 436 [M + H+]. Compound 2: 1H NMR: δ = 8.31 (2 H, dd, J o , m = 7.0, 2.0 Hz), 7.98 (2 H, dd, J o , m = 7.0, 2.0 Hz), 4.62 (2 H, dd, J = 18.6, 6.0 Hz), 4.33 (1 H, m), 4.21 (2 H, dd, J = 18.6,12 Hz), 3.79 (1 H, dd, J = 12.0, 3.4 Hz), 3.44 (1 H, t, J = 2.0 Hz), 2.65-2.37 (2 H, m), 2.27-2.15 (2 H, m). 13C NMR: δ = 174.7, 150.3, 143.4, 130.6, 130.2, 128.9, 128.7, 128.4, 125.9, 124.6, 124.4, 87.2, 86.5, 84.9, 83.7, 54.8, 48.0, 38.0, 32.6, 29.4, 22.1. MS (ES+): m/z = 450 [M+ H+], 263 [M+ - SO2Ar]. Compound 3: δ = 6.43 (1 H, d, J = 10.8 Hz), 5.88-5.79 (2 H, m), 5.28 (1 H, d, J = 15.6 Hz), 4.51-4.42 (2 H, m), 4.12-4.04 (2 H, m), 3.69-3.41 (2 H, m), 2.25-2.14 (1 H, m), 1.97-1.88 (3 H, m). 13C NMR: δ = 121.7, 120.8, 94.7, 93.0, 86.6, 83.4, 67.1, 65.0, 55.5, 54.7, 49.0, 32.0, 30.6, 23.7. MS (ES+): m/z = 170 [M - OH]. Compound 4: 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 8.41 (2 H, dd, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.07 (2 H, dd, J = 8.8 Hz), 7.28 (H, m), 4.28 (2 H, s), 3.66 (2 H, s). 1H NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ = 8.39 (2 H, d), 8.13 (2 H, dd, J = 8.8 Hz), 7.32 (2 H, m), 4.40 (2 H, s), 3.53 (2 H, s). 13C NMR (50 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 150.3, 142.5, 130.7, 128.7, 124.7, 124.6, 85.7, 84.7, 46.3, 40.0. 13C NMR (50 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ = 150.29, 142.4, 130.5, 129.2, 129.1, 124.9, 104.5, 86.7, 84.9, 45.7. MS (ES+): m/z = 598 [M+ + H2O], 581 [M + H+], 394 [M+ - SO2Ar].