Synlett 2005(1): 87-90  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-836040
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Synthesis of New Polyazamacrocycles Incorporating the Pyridine Moiety

Irina P. Beletskaya*a, Alexei D. Averina,c, Nataliya A. Pleshkovaa, Anatolii A. Borisenkoa, Marina V. Serebryakovab, Franck Denatc, Roger Guilard*c
a Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
Fax: +7(095)9393618; e-Mail: beletska@org.chem.msu.su;
b V.N.Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya str., 10, Moscow, 119992, Russia
c Laboratoire d’Ingénierie Moléculaire pour la Séparation et les Applications des Gaz (LIMSAG UMR5633), Faculté des Sciences Gabriel, 6, Bd. Gabriel, 21100 Dijon, France
Fax: +33(3)80396117; e-Mail: Roger.Guilard@u-bourgogne.fr;
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Publication History

Received 27 September 2004
Publication Date:
29 November 2004 (online)

Abstract

Polyazamacrocycles containing pyridine moieties have been synthesized through the Pd-catalyzed reaction of 2,6-dihalopyridines with various linear polyamines.

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Typical Procedure: An argon-flushed flask is charged with 2,6-dibromopyridine (1 mmol, 237 mg), 4-8 mol% Pd(dba)2 (23-46 mg), 4.5-12 mol% BINAP (27-82 mg), appropriate polyamine (1-6 mmol), 5-100 mL of absolute dioxane, and NaOt-Bu (2.25-4 mmol). The mixture is refluxed for 5-22 h, cooled to ambient temperature and several drops of H2O are added. Dioxane is evaporated in vacuo, the residue is taken up with CH2Cl2 (20 mL) and washed once with H2O (10 mL), aqueous layer is extracted 3 times with CH2Cl2 (15 mL), combined organic fractions are dried over Na2SO4. CH2Cl2 is evaporated in vacuo, and crude material is chromatographed on a small amount of silica (4-5 mL) to minimize loss of the macrocycle, using a sequence of eluents: CH2Cl2, CH2Cl2-MeOH 100:1, 50:1, 25:1, 10:1, 3:1, CH2Cl2-MeOH-NH3 (aq) 100:20:1, 100:20:2, 100:20:3, 10:3:1. Chromatography can be done without prior treatment of the reaction mixture with H2O.

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Selected spectroscopic data:
Compound 3a: mp 71-73 °C. IR (KBr): ν = 3254, 2937, 2879, 1604, 1521, 1459, 1361, 1340, 1261, 1240, 1143, 1106, 775, 724, 700 cm-1. UV/Vis (MeOH): λmax (ε) = 252 (11600), 320 (10400) nm. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.71 (q, 4 H, J = 5.4 Hz), 2.63 (t, 4 H, J = 5.3 Hz), 2.68 (s, 4 H), 3.37 (q, 4 H, J = 5.2 Hz), 3.40 (br s, 2 H), 5.57 (d, 2 H, J = 7.9 Hz), 5.67 (br s, 2 H), 7.14 (t, 1 H, J = 7.9 Hz) ppm. 13C NMR (100.6 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 30.2 (2 C), 40.5 (2 C), 47.4 (2 C), 49.3 (2 C), 94.0 (2 C), 138.7 (1 C), 158.8 (2 C) ppm. MS (70eV) m/z (%) = 249 (100) [M+], 162 (63), 148 (33), 136 (85), 123 (50). MALDI-TOF: m/z = 250.1 [M + H]+.
Compound 4a: oil. IR (KBr): ν = 3290, 2929, 2838, 1591, 1488, 1453, 1449, 1557, 1326, 1237, 1151, 1140, 1036, 886, 783, 729. UV/Vis (MeOH): λmax (ε) = 246 (8600), 302 (5300) nm. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.53 s (9 H), 1.63 (q, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 1.78 (q, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 2.11 (br s, 4 H), 2.68 (t, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 2.72 (s, 4 H), 2.73 (t, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 2.76 (t, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 3.31 (t, 2 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 4.75 (br s, 1 H), 5.89 (d, 1 H, J = 7.4 Hz), 5.92 (d, 1 H, J = 7.6 Hz), 7.24 (t, 1 H, J = 7.9 Hz) ppm. 13C NMR (100.6 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 28.8 (3 C), 29.5 (1 C), 33.6 (1 C), 40.1 (1 C), 40.6 (1 C), 47.5 (1 C), 47.8 (1 C), 49.2 (1 C), 49.3 (1 C), 78.4 (1 C), 97.8 (1 C), 100.2 (1 C), 139.2 (1 C), 157.3 (1 C), 163.0 (1 C) ppm. MALDI-TOF: m/z = 324.3 [M + H]+. Compound 7: oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.79 (q, 4 H, J = 6.3 Hz), 2.75 (t, 4 H, J = 6.3 Hz), 2.76 (s, 4 H), 3.34 (t, 4 H, J = 6.3 Hz), 5.38 (br s, 2 H), 6.25 (d, 2 H, J = 8.2 Hz), 6.52 (d, 2 H, J = 7.7 Hz), 7.29 (t, 2 H, J = 8.0 Hz) ppm; two NH protons were not assigned. 13C NMR (100.6 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 28.9 (2 C), 40.7 (2 C), 47.6 (2 C), 48.8 (2 C), 104.5 (2 C), 111.4 (2 C), 139.5 (2 C), 147.8 (2 C), 158.9 (2 C) ppm. MALDI-TOF: m/z = 397.6 [M + H]+.