Synlett 2006(12): 1847-1848  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947357
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Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enaminoketone Formation from Propargyl Alcohols

Edgar Haak*
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Received 13 April 2006
Publication Date:
24 July 2006 (online)

Abstract

Monomeric ruthenium(0) complexes containing electronically coupled dienone ligands were found to catalyze the ­formation of enaminoketones from propargyl alcohols.

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Characterization Data for Typical Enaminoketones.
Compound E-7c: C15H17NO3, yellow oil (rotamers 4:1). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.90-2.34 (m, 4 H), 3.50-3.55 (m, 2 H), 3.75 (s, 3 H), 4.16 and 4.29 (t, J = 8.1 Hz, 1 H), 5.67 and 5.77 (d, J = 12.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.37-7.46 (m, 3 H), 7.87-8.01 (m, 3 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DEPT, CDCl3): δ = 23.2 and 25.1 (CH2), 27.5 and 29.7 (CH2), 45.1 and 46.0 (CH2), 52.5 (CH3), 60.4 and 60.9 (CH), 92.9 and 94.8 (CH), 127.4 and 127.5 (CH), 127.9 and 128.0 (CH), 130.6 and 131.0 (CH), 140.0 and 140.5 (C), 149.3 and 149.8 (CH), 166.3 and 172.1, 188.8 (C). IR: 3056, 3024, 2956, 2878, 1741, 1662, 1633, 1580, 1539, 1449, 1364, 1340, 1304, 1274, 1209, 1166, 1090, 1051, 1026, 1008, 991, 925, 893, 837, 758, 706, 621, 557 cm-1. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 259 (45) [M+], 200 (100), 172 (34), 154 (58), 105 (70), 77 (54), 70 (36). HRMS: m/z calcd: 259.12085; found: 259.12007.
Compound Z-7d: C12H13NO, yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.89 (tt, J = 5.6, 1.6 Hz, 2 H), 5.21 (dq, J = 10.2, 1.4 Hz, 1 H), 5.27 (dq, J = 17.1, 1.7 Hz, 1 H), 5.75 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1 H), 5.90 (ddt, J = 17.1, 10.3, 5.1 Hz, 1 H), 6.93 (dd, J = 12.8, 7.5 Hz, 1 H), 7.38-7.44 (m, 3 H), 7.88 (dd, J = 8.2, 1.4 Hz, 2 H), 10.3 (br s, NH). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DEPT, CDCl3): δ = 51.0 (CH2), 90.7 (CH), 117.1 (CH2), 127.0 (CH), 128.2 (CH), 130.9 (CH), 134.2 (CH), 139.7 (C), 154.0 (CH), 190.1 (C). IR: 3271, 3059, 3027, 2921, 2855, 1627, 1582, 1541, 1499, 1476, 1442, 1363, 1272, 1227, 1205, 1161, 1048, 1021, 988, 922, 867, 734, 699, 554 cm-1. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 187(58) [M+], 186 (39), 105 (100), 82 (89), 77 (55). HRMS: m/z calcd: 187.09972; found: 187.09941.