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General Procedure for the Cleavage of 1,2-Diamino-benzene
(Table 1, Entry 1)
To a stirred solution of(diacetoxyiodo)benzene
(3g, 9.2 mmol) in acetone (15 mL) was added 1,2-diaminobenzene (0.5
g, 4.6 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. until the
starting material was completely consumed (TLC). After completion
of reaction, the reaction mixture was quenched with H2O
(20 mL) and further diluted with EtOAc (30 mL). The organic layer
was separated and washed successively with 10% NaHSO4 solution
(2 × 20 mL), 10% NaHCO3 (2 × 15
mL), and H2O (2 × 20 mL).
The organic layer was dried over anhyd Na2SO4,
filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give crude
product. Pure mucononitrile was obtained as a colorless solid after silica
gel column chromatography (10% EtOAc-hexane).
<A NAME="RD09310ST-7B">7b</A>
General
Procedure for the Oxidation of 1,4-Diaminobenzene (Table 1, Entry
10)
To a stirred solution of(diacetoxyiodo)benzene
(3g, 9.2 mmol) in acetone (15 mL) was added 1,4-diaminobenzene (0.5
g, 4.6 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. and after
completion of reaction (TLC) the reaction mixture was quenched in
H2O and the above workup procedure was followed to obtain
benzoquinone.
<A NAME="RD09310ST-8">8</A>
(2
E
,4
Z
)-3-Chlorohexa-2,4-dienedinitrile
(Entry 2)
Mp 90 ˚C (lit.4 mp 89-90 ˚C).
IR (KBr): 3050, 2220, 1640, 1111, 784 cm-¹. ¹H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 5.83-5.85 (d, J = 6.0 Hz,
1 H), 5.89 (s, 1 H), 7.32-7.31 (d, J = 6.0
Hz, 2 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 105.6,
105.9, 135.7, 138.1, 147.9, 162.7. ESI-MS: m/z = 137 [M+].
(2
E
,4
Z
)-3-Methylhexa-2,4-dienedinitrile (Entry 3)
Mp
57 ˚C (lit.4 mp 56.5-57.5 ˚C).
IR (KBr): 3071, 2214, 1640, 1261, 1031, 797 cm-¹. ¹H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
δ = 2.41
(s, 3 H), 5.51 (s, 1 H), 5.68-5.70 (d, J = 5.4
Hz, 1 H), 7.24-7.26 (d, J = 5.4
Hz, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 20.6,
102.4,105.2, 115.0, 115.7, 143.5, 153.1. ESI-MS: m/z = 118 [M+].
(2
E
,4
Z
)-3-Methoxyhexa-2,4-dienedinitrile (Entry 4)
Mp
116 ˚C(lit.4 mp 116-117 ˚C).
IR (KBr): 3061, 2214, 1710, 1627, 1210, 803 cm-¹. ¹H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
δ = 3.86
(s, 3 H), 4.80 (s, 1 H), 5.67-5.71 (d, J = 12.0
Hz, 1 H), 7.05-7.09 (d, J = 12.0
Hz, 1 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 29.6,
101.6, 105.9, 113.4, 113.9, 138.1, 148.0. ESI-MS: m/z = 134 [M+].
(2
E
,4
Z
)-3-Benzoylhexa-2,4-dienedinitrile (Entry 6)
Mp
95 ˚C. IR (KBr): 3019, 2214, 1638, 1401, 1319 cm-¹. ¹H-NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 5.75-5.78
(d, J = 10.8
Hz, 1 H), 5.82 (s, 1 H), 7.27-7.30 (d, J = 10.8
Hz, 1 H), 7.48-7.79 (m, 5 H). ¹³C
NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 106.3, 108.4, 113.8,
114.0, 129.1, 130.0, 134.5, 135.0, 140.3, 153.1, 191.2. ESI-MS: m/z = 208 [M+].
1-Chloroanthracene-9,10-dione (Entry 15)
Mp
162 ˚C. IR (KBr): 3082, 1669, 1574, 1318, 1264, 702 cm-¹. ¹H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.69-8.30
(m, 7 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 127.54,
128.3, 130.3, 133.1, 134.4, 134.7, 135.3, 135.8, 138.5, 182.6, 183.0.
ESI-MS:
m/z = 242 [M+].
2-Aminoanthracene-9,10-dione (Entry 16)
Mp
303-306 ˚C. IR (KBr): 3434, 3331, 1673, 1625,
1588, 1337, 714 cm-¹. ¹H
NMR (300 MHz, DMSO): δ = 6.68 (s, 2 H), 6.92-8.10
(m, 7 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO): δ = 109.8,
118.2, 126.5, 129.7, 133.4, 133.5, 134.4, 135.0, 154.8, 180.2. ESI-MS: m/z = 224 [M + H]+.