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Typical Procedure for the Synthesis of Compounds 4
To a 50 mL two-necked round-bottomed flask flushed with Ar, equipped with a magnetic
stirring bar and a reflux condenser, were added β-ketoamide 2 (1.28 mmol), aldehyde 3 (1.5 mmol), and diamine 1 (1.28 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 110 °C under Ar for 4 h, diluted with EtOAc
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Selected Physical Data for Compounds 4a
Amber oil; R
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= 0.7 (EtOAc). 1H NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.10-1.40 (m, 1 H), 1.40-1.60 (m, 1 H), 2.10 (br s, 1 H), 2.30-2.40 (m, 2 H),
2.87 (dd, J = 15.0, 6.0 Hz, 1 H), 3.10 (dd, J = 15.0, 6.0 Hz, 1 H), 3.20-3.30 (m, 2 H), 3.42 (d, J = 12.0 Hz, 1 H), 3.51 (d, J = 12.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.60 (br s, 1 H), 6.95 (t, J = 9.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.10-7.30 (m, 7 H), 7.42 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 8.71 (br s, 1 H). 13C NMR (75.47 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 26.9, 27.4, 47.4, 51.4, 54.1, 68.7, 94.4, 119.6 (2 C), 123.0, 127.6, 127.7
(2 C), 128.5 (2 C), 128.7 (2 C), 138.8, 143.3, 166.4, 167.0. MS (EI): m/z (%) = 225 (6), 241 (43)
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