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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
(1Z,1'Z,3E,3'E)-1,1'-Diphenyl-3,3'-[(1S,2S)-cyclo-hexane-1,2-diyldinitrilo]dibut-1-en-1-ol
1Ordered Matter Science Research Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A new tetra-dentate chiral Schiff base ligand, C(26)H(30)N(2)O(2), has been synthesized by the reaction of 1-phenyl-butane-1,3-dione with (1S,2S)-(-)-1,2-diamino-cyclo-hexane. The chiral centers in the mol-ecule have the same S configuration, since the absolute configuration was determined by that of the starting reagent (1S,2S)-(-)-1,2-diamino-hexane. The cyclo-hexane ring is in a chair conformation, and the substituents are equatorial in the most stable conformation (trans-cyclo-hexyl). The crystal structure is stabilized by two intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds and a weak C-H⋯π inter-action.
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