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Benzyl tert-butyl carbonate (2c),
[6]
(4-methoxyphenyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2f),
[10]
phenyl tert-butyl carbonate (2g),
[25]
(4-nitrophenyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2h)
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are known compounds. Physical data for new compounds follow.
Octyl tert-butyl carbonate (2a): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 0.88 (t, 3 H, J = 7.1 Hz, Me), 1.20-1.40 [m, 10 H, (CH2)5], 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.60-1.70 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.05 (t, 2 H, J = 6.8 Hz, CH2O) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 14.0 (Me), 22.6 (CH2), 25.7 (CH2), 27.6 (3 Me), 28.7 (CH2), 29.1 (CH2), 29.2 (CH2), 31.7 (CH2), 67.2 (CH2), 81.7 (C), 153.7 (C=O). MS (EI): m/z (%) = 113 (5), 112 (8), 84 (19), 83 (19), 71 (16), 70 (24), 69 (24) 57 (100).
[(E)-3-Hexenyl] tert-butyl carbonate (2b): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 0.97 (t, 3 H, J = 7.5 Hz, Me), 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.95-2.10 (m, 2 H, CH2), 2.30-2.40 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.06 (t, 2 H, J = 6.8 Hz, CH2O), 5.30-5.45 [dtt, 1 H, J = 15.2 (d), 6.8 (t), 1.6 (t)Hz, CH=], 5.50-5.65 [dtt, 1 H, J = 15.2 (d), 6.3 (t), 1.4 (t)Hz, CH=] ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 13.7 (Me), 25.7 (CH2), 27.9 (3 Me), 32.1 (CH2), 66.7 (CH2), 81.8 (C), 123.8 (CH=), 135.3 (CH=), 153.7 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 144 (1), 82 (100), 67 (74), 57 (64), 55 (44).
Ethyl (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)propanoate (2d): oil; [α]D
20 (solv) -34.3 (c 1.02, CHCl3). 1H NMR: δ = 1.28 (t, 3 H, J = 7.2 Hz, Me), 1.51 (d, 3 H, J = 7.1 Hz, Me) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 14.0 (Me), 16.9 (Me), 27.6 (3 Me), 61.3 (CH2), 70.8 (CH), 82.8 (C), 152.7 (C=O), 170.7 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 163 (3), 145 (10), 101 (16), 87 (3), 75 (5), 73 (13), 57 (100).
2-(tert-Butoxycarbonyloxy)-1,2-diphenylethanone (2e): mp 147-148 °C. 1H NMR: δ = 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 6.70 (s, 1 H, CHO), 7.30-7.50 and 7.92-7.96 (m, 8 H + 2 H, ArH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.7 (3 Me), 79.7 (CH), 83.2 (CH), 128.6 (2 CH), 128.7 (2 CH), 128.8 (2
CH), 129.1 (2 CH), 129.3 (CH),133.2 (C), 133.4 (CH), 134.6 (C), 152.9 (C=O), 193.9
(C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 256 (1), 195 (3), 167 (2), 165 (3), 105 (100), 79 (17), 77 (44), 57 (14), 51
(13).
(2-Naphthyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2i): mp 77-78 °C. 1H NMR: δ = 1.58 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 7.31 (dd, 1 H, J = 8.9, 2.5 Hz, H-3), 7.40-7.55 (m, 2 H, H-6, H-7), 7.64 (d, 1 H, J = 2.4 Hz, H-1), 7.75-7.85 (m, 3 H, H-4, H-5, H-8) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.7 (3 Me), 83.6 (C), 118.1 (CH), 120.8 (CH), 125.6 (CH), 126.5 (CH),
127.6 (CH), 127.7 (CH), 129.3 (CH), 131.3 (C), 133.7 (C), 148.7 (C), 152.0 (C=O) ppm.
MS (EI): m/z (%) = 244 (1) [M+], 185 (4), 144 (100), 127 (7), 115 (45), 89 (6), 63 (5), 57 (24).
Cholesteryl tert-butyl carbonate (2j): mp 141-142 °C; [α]D
20 (solv) -30.6 (c 0.99, CHCl3). 1H NMR: δ = 0.68 (s, 3 H, H-18), 0.86 (d, 6 H, J = 6.2 Hz, H-26, H-27), 0.91 (d, 3 H, J = 6.4 Hz, H-21), 1.00 (s, 3 H, H-19), 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 0.80-2.06 (m, 27 H), 2.33-2.42 (m, 2 H), 4.34-4.49 (m, 1 H, H-3), 5.39 (d, 1
H, J = 4.7 Hz, H-6) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 12.1 (C-18), 18.9 (C-21), 19.4 (C-19), 21.1 (C-11), 22.8 (C-26), 23.0 (C-27),
24.0 (C-23), 24.5 (C-15), 28.0 (C-2, C-25), 28.1 (3 Me), 28.2 (C-16), 32.1 (C-7, C-8),
36.0 (C-20), 36.4 (C-22), 36.8 (C-10), 37.2 (C-4), 38.3 (C-1), 39.7 (C-24), 39.9 (C-12),
42.5 (C-13), 50.2 (C-9), 56.4 (C-17), 56.9 (C-14), 77.6 (C-3), 81.9 (C), 122.9 (C-6),
139.8 (C-5), 153.1 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 429 (1), 405 (4), 386 (57), 301 (55), 275 (60), 255 (51), 213 (63), 207 (47),
159 (59), 145 (75), 107 (87), 105 (77), 57 (70), 55 (88), 44 (100).
(3-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2k): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.27 (s, 6 H, 2 e), 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.87 (t, 2 H, J = 6.8 Hz, CH2), 4.25 (t, 2 H, J = 6.8 Hz, CH2O) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.7 (3 Me), 29.5 (2 Me), 41.5 (CH2), 63.9 (CH2), 69.8 (C), 82.0 (C) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 148 (5), 133 (15), 89 (16), 84 (16), 71 (52), 59 (100), 57 (78).
(5-Hydroxyhexyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2l): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.19 (d, 3 H, J = 6.1 Hz, MeCH), 1.61-1.74 (m, 4 H, CH2CH2), 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.61-1.74 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.79 (br s, 1 H, disappears with D2O, OH), 3.85-3.74 (m, 1 H, CHO), 4.07 (t, 2 H, J = 6.5 Hz, CH2O) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 21.9 (Me), 23.4 (CH2), 27.7 (3 Me), 28.6 (CH2), 38.7 (CH2), 66.9 (CH2), 67.8 (CH), 81.8 (C), 153.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 162 (2) [M+ - 56], 145 (3), 119 (8), 100 (7), 85 (20), 83 (28), 57 (100), 56 (61).
Bis(1,5-tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)hexane (3l): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.26 (d, 3 H, J = 6.7 Hz, MeCH), 1.49 (s, 18 H, 2 t-Bu), 1.50-1.76 (m, 6 H, 3 CH2), 4.06 (t, 2 H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH2O), 4.64-4.76 (m, 1 H, CHO) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 19.9 (Me), 21.7 (CH2), 27.72 (3 Me), 27.74 (3 Me), 28.5 (CH2), 35.5 (CH2), 66.7 (CH2), 73.7 (CH), 81.6 (C), 81.8 (C), 153.2 (C=O), 153.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 206 (3) [M+ - (56 × 2)], 145 (11), 119 (9), 101 (7), 83 (35), 57 (100), 56 (38).
3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propyl tert-butyl carbonate (2m): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.93 (quint, 2 H, J = 7.0 Hz, CH2), 2.63 (t, 2 H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH2), 4.07 (t, 2 H, J = 7.0 Hz, CH2O), 5.17 (br s, 1 H, disappears with D2O, OH), 6.70 and 7.04 (A2B2 system, 2 H + 2 H, ArH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.8 (3 Me), 30.4 (CH2), 31.0 (CH2), 66.4 (CH2), 82.1 (C), 115.3 (2 CH), 129.5 (2 CH, C), 133.4 (C), 153.9 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 252 (1) [M+] 196 (7), 152 (25), 133 (50), 107 (100), 77 (18), 57 (14), 56 (14).
3-(4-tert-Butoxycarbonyloxyphenyl)propyl tert-butyl carbonate (3m): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.55 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.90-2.02 (m, 2 H, CH2), 2.63-2.73 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.08 (t, 2 H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH2O), 7.08 and 7.18 (A2B2 system, 2 H + 2 H, ArH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.6 (3 Me), 27.7 (3 Me), 30.3 (CH2), 31.4 (CH2), 66.3 (CH2), 81.9 (C), 83.4 (C), 121.2 (2 CH), 129.2 (2 CH,), 138.6 (C), 149.3 (C), 152.2 (C=O),
153.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z = (%) 280 (1) [M+ - 72], 262 (10), 150 (48), 133 (10), 104 (100), 91 (58), 71 (20), 57 (25).
[(Z)-3-Hexenyl] tert-butyl carbonate (2n): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 0.97 (t, 3 H, J = 7.5 Hz, Me), 1.48 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 2.06 (quint, 2 H, J = 7.5 Hz, CH2), 2.41 (q, 2 H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH2), 4.05 (t, 2 H, J = 7.1 Hz, CH2O), 5.27-5.38 (m, 1 H, CH=), 5.46-5.57 (m, 1 H, CH=) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 14.2 (Me), 20.6 (CH2), 26.8 (CH2), 27.4 (3 Me), 66.4 (CH2), 81.8 (C), 123.3 (CH=), 134.8 (CH=), 153.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 144 (1), 82 (100), 67 (86), 57 (88), 55 (54).
4-(tert-Butoxycarbonyloxy)-3-methyl-2-butanone (2p): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.15 (d, 3 H, J = 7.3 Hz, Me), 1.48 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 2.21 (s, 3 H, MeCO), 2.85-2.95 (m, 1 H, CH), 4.07 (dd, 1 H, J = 11.0, 5.8 Hz, CHO), 4.27 (dd, 1 H, J = 11.0, 7.4 Hz, CHO) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 13.6 (Me), 27.9 (3 Me), 29.0 (Me), 46.2 (CH), 67.9, (CH2), 82.5 (C), 153.5 (C=O), 209.5 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 146 (2), 105 (11), 85 (30), 69 (11), 57 (100).
3-(tert-Butoxycarbonyloxy)-2-methyl-1-phenylpropene (2q): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.51 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.91 (s, 3 H, Me), 4.62 (s, 2 H, CH2O), 6.55 (s, 1 H, CH=), 7.20-7.35 (m, 5 H, ArH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 15.5 (Me), 27.8 (3 Me), 72.7 (CH2), 82.1 (C), 126.7 (CH), 128.1 (2 CH), 128.6 (CH), 128.9 (2 CH), 132.5 (C), 137.0
(C), 153.5 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI). m/z (%) = 192 (47), 148 (26), 131 (61), 130 (100), 129 (67), 115 (60), 91 (58), 57 (23).
[3-(N,N-Dimethylamino)propyl] tert-butyl carbonate (2r): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.47 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.75-1.90 (m, 2 H, CH2), 2.21 (s, 6 H, NMe2), 2.34 (t, 2 H, J = 7.4 Hz, CH2N), 4.10 (t, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz, CH2O) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.1 (CH2), 27.8 (3 Me), 45.5 (2 Me), 56.2 (CH2), 65.5 (CH2), 81.9 (C), 153.6 (C=O). MS (EI): m/z (%) = 203(5) [M+], 130 (5), 86 (12), 58 (100).
Menthyl tert-butyl carbonate (2s): oil; [α]D
20 (solv) -42.5 (c 0.97, CHCl3). 1H NMR: δ = 0.79 (d, 3 H, J = 6.9 Hz, Me), 0.89 (d, 3 H, J = 7.1 Hz, Me), 0.91 (d, 3 H, J 6.4 Hz, Me), 0.95-1.10 (m, 2 H), 1.35-1.45 (m, 2 H), 1.48 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.60-1.70 (m, 2 H), 1.90-2.10 (m, 2 H), 4.47 [dt, 1 H, J = 11.2 (t), 4.4 (d)Hz, CHO] ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 16.1 (Me), 20.7 (Me), 21.9 (Me), 23.2 (CH2), 26.0 (CH), 27.8 (3 Me), 31.4 (CH), 34.1 (CH2), 40.9 (CH2), 46.9 (CH), 77.0 (CH), 81.4 (C), 153.3 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 138 (64), 123 (28), 95 (56), 81 (54), 71 (24), 57 (100).
2-Octyl tert-butyl carbonate (2t): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 0.88 (t, 3 H, J = 7.1 Hz, Me), 1.25 (d, 3 H, J = 6.2 Hz, Me) 1.25-1.35 [m, 8 H, (CH2)4], 1.48 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.44-1.70 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.66-4.74 (m, 1 H, CHO) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 14.0 (Me), 20.0 (Me), 22.5 (CH2), 25.4 (CH2), 27.8 (3 Me), 29.1 (CH2), 31.7 (CH2), 36.0 (CH2), 74.2 (CH), 81.5 (C) 153.3 (C=O). MS (EI): m/z (%) = 129 (4), 113 (7), 112 (10), 97 (6), 84 (6), 83 (6), 71(14), 57 (100).
(3-Methoxyphenyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2u): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.56 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 3.79 (s, 3 H, OMe), 6.70-6.80 (m, 3 H, H-2, H-4, H-6), 7.26 (t, 1 H, J = 8.4 Hz, H-5) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.7 (3 Me), 55.4 (OMe), 83.5 (C), 107.3 (CH), 111.6 (CH), 113.5 (CH),
129.7 (CH), 151.7 (C), 152.0 (C=O), 160.4 (C) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 165 (10), 124 (100), 95 (17), 94 (25), 81 (13), 57 (34).
(4-Fluorophenyl) tert-butyl carbonate (2v): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.55 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 7.00-7.15 (m, 4 H, ArH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.7 (3 Me), 83.7 (C), 116.0 (d, J
C-F 23.6 Hz, 2 CH), 122.7 (d, J
C-F = 9.0 Hz, 2 CH), 147.0 (d, J
C-F = 3.3 Hz, C), 151.9 (C=O), 160.1 (d, J
C-F = 246.0 Hz, C) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 197 (6), 139 (15), 119 (95), 95 (29), 83 (26), 57 (100).
5-Indolyl tert-butyl carbonate (2w): mp 111-112 °C. 1H NMR: δ = 1.57 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 6.53 (br s, 1 H, H-3), 6.99 (dd, 1 H, J = 8.7, 2.2 Hz, H-6), 7.22 (t, 1 H, J = 2.9 Hz, H-2), 7.33 (d, 1 H, J = 8.7 Hz, H-7), 7.41, (d, J = 2.1 Hz, H-4), 8.17 (br s, 1 H, NH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 27.7 (3 Me), 83.1 (C), 102.8 (C-3), 111.3 (C-4), 112.4 (C-7), 115.8 (C-6),
125.6 (C-2), 128.0 (C-3′), 133.6 (C-7′), 144.8 (C), 153.0 (C) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 233 (2) [M+], 174 (4), 133 (100), 116 (5), 104 (16), 77 (6), 57 (20).
2,2-Dimethyl-4-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane (2x): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.36 (s, 3 H, Me), 1.43 (s, 3 H, Me), 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 3.78 (dd, 1 H, J = 8.5, 5.9 Hz, H-5a), 4.04-4.16 (m, 3 H, CH2 and H-5b), 4.33 (quint, 1 H, J = 5.7 Hz, H-4) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 25.2 (Me), 26.6 (Me), 27.6 (3 Me), 66.3 (CH2), 66.9 (CH2), 73.3 (CH), 82.3 (C), 109.7 (O-C-O), 153.2 (C=O). MS (EI): m/z (%) = 217 (5) [M+ - 15], 161 (67), 117 (100), 101 (64), 57 (64).
4-(Tetrahydropyranyloxy)butyl tert-butyl carbonate (2y): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 1.49 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.45-1.88 (m, 10 H, 5 CH2), 3.36-3.55 (m, 2 H, CH2), 3.70-3.90 (m, 2 H, CH2), 4.10 (t, 2 H, J = 6.80 Hz, CH2-OBoc), 4.58 (t, 1 H, J = 3.50 Hz, CH) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 19.5 (CH2), 25.4 (CH2), 25.7 (CH2), 26.0 (CH2), 27.7 (3 Me), 30.6 (CH2), 62.2 (CH2), 66.8 (CH2), 66.9 (CH2), 81.7 (C), 98.7 (O-C-O), 153.6 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 217 (1) [M+ - 57], 160 (1), 117 (18), 101 (31), 85 (100), 73 (35), 57 (57), 55 (67).
6-(Triisopropyloxy)hexyl tert-butyl carbonate (2z): oil. 1H NMR: δ = 0.97-1.08 (m, 21 H), 1.30-1.41 (m, 4 H, 2 CH2), 1.48 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.43-1.58 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.59-1.70 (m, 2 H, CH2), 3.66 (t, 2 H, J = 6.9, CH2OSi), 4.05 (t, 2 H, J = 7.3 Hz, CH2OBoc) ppm. 13C NMR: δ = 12.0 (3 CH), 18.0 (6 Me), 25.5 (CH2), 25.6 (CH2), 27.8 (3 Me), 28.7 (CH2), 32.8 (CH2), 63.3 (CH2), 67.1 (CH2), 81.7 (C), 153.7 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 275 (3) [M+ - 99], 231 (13), 171 (12), 149 (16) 131 (83), 119 (51), 103 (44), 83 (93), 75 (50),
55 (100).
tert-Butyl 3-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-2-(tert-butoxy-carbonylamino)propanoate (2aa): mp 85-87 °C. 1H NMR: δ = 1.45 (s, 9 H, t-Bu), 1.47 (s, 18 H, 2 t-Bu), 4.23 (dd, 1 H, J = 11.0, 3.0 Hz, CHH), 4.43 [dt, 1 H, J = 8.0 (d), 3.0 (t) Hz, CH], 4.51 (dd, 1 H, J = 11.0, 3.0 Hz, CHH), 5.34 (br d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz, NH) ppm. 13C NMR: d = 27.6 (3 Me), 27.8 (3 Me), 28.2 (3 Me), 53.5 (CH), 66.7 (CH2), 79.9 (C), 82.4 (C), 82.6 (C), 153.0 (C=O), 155.1 (C=O), 168.5 (C=O) ppm. MS (EI):
m/z (%) = 234 (2) [M+ - 127], 232 (2), 204 (11), 176 (9), 148 (8), 104 (36), 59 (23), 57 (100).
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In a blank run, octanol and Boc2O were stirred together for 144 h and only 13% conversion to carbonate was detected
by NMR.
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Product ratio was calculated by integration of the triplets at δ = 4.10 (J = 6.7 Hz) and 4.18 (J = 6.4 Hz) ppm (typical of 2r and 4r, respectively) in the 1H NMR spectrum of the crude reaction mixture.
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Nakamura K.
Nakajima T.
Kayahara H.
Nomura E.
Taniguchi H.
Tetrahedron Lett.
2004,
45:
495