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General Procedure for the Synthesis of the Bisdienes.
A heterogeneous mixture of the appropriate biphenol (1.0 mmol), allyl bromide (or
4-bromobutene; 4.0 mmol), anhyd K2CO3 (8.0 mmol) and dry acetone (10 mL) was refluxed under stirring under nitrogen atmosphere
for 18 h. It was then filtered and the filter cake was washed with acetone (2 × 10
mL). The combined acetone solution was then concentrated in vacuo and the residual
mass was chromatographed over silica gel.
Data for compound 3: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.84 (s, 1 H), 6.13-5.91 (m, 4 H), 5.45 (dd, 2 H, J = 17.1, 1.2 Hz), 5.27 (d, 2 H, J = 9.4 Hz), 5.08 (overlapping doublets, 4 H), 4.28 (d, 4 H, J = 5.4 Hz), 3.36 (d, 4 H, J = 6.5 Hz), 2.22 (s, 3 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 153.9 (s), 137.2 (d), 129.4 (d), 128.7 (d), 125.0 (s), 115.8 (t), 111.4 (s),
75.1 (t), 34.1 (t), 10.7 (q). Anal. Calcd for C19H24O2: C, 80.24; H, 8.51. Found: C, 80.48; H, 8.39.
Compound 10: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.67 (s, 2 H), 6.04-5.96 (m, 4 H), 5.42 (dd, 2 H, J = 17.2, 1.4 Hz), 5.22 (dd, 2 H, J = 10.4, 1.1 Hz), 5.04-5.01 (m, 4 H), 4.48 (d, 4 H, J = 1.2 Hz), 3.37 (d, 4 H, J = 6.3 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 150.3 (s), 137.1 (d), 133.8 (d), 127.5 (s), 116.8 (t), 115.4 (t), 114.5 (d),
69.8 (t), 34.2 (t). Anal. Calcd for C18H22O2: C, 79.96; H, 8.20. Found: C, 80.07; H, 8.23.
Compound 16: mp 82 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.40-7.34 (m, 4 H), 6.88 (d, 2 H, J = 9.1 Hz), 6.15-5.98 (m, 4 H), 5.45 (d, 2 H, J = 17.4 Hz), 5.29 (d, 2 H, J = 9.6 Hz), 5.14-5.05 (m, 4 H), 4.58 (d, 4 H, J = 4.8 Hz), 3.48 (d, 4 H, J = 6.5 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 155.3 (s), 136.9 (d), 133.5 (d), 133.4 (d), 129.0 (s), 128.3 (s), 125.3 (d),
116.8 (t), 115.4 (t), 111.8 (d), 68.8 (t), 34.5 (t).
Compound 28: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.82 (d, 2 H, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.32 (d, 2 H, J = 8.5 Hz), 6.26-6.15 (m, 2 H), 6.08-5.99 (m, 2 H), 5.51 (dd, 2 H, J = 17.4, 1.4 Hz), 5.32 (dd, 2 H, J = 11.2, 1.0 Hz), 5.13-5.07 (m, 4 H), 4.49 (d, 4 H, J = 5.4 Hz), 3.59 (d, 4 H, J = 6.3 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.5 (s), 137.2 (d), 133.9 (d), 128.9 (s), 128.3 (d), 128.0 (s), 118.3 (d),
117.3 (t), 115.9 (t), 75.3 (t), 33.9 (t). Anal. Calcd for C22H24O2: C, 82.46; H, 7.55. Found: C, 82.57; H, 7.64.
Compound 34: mp 98 °C. IR (KBr,): 1669, 1258, 1073, 993 cm-1. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 8.04 (d, 2 H, J = 7.9 Hz), 7.60 (d, 2 H, J = 7.9 Hz), 6.27-6.16 (m, 2 H), 6.02-5.94 (m, 2 H), 5.44 (dd, 2 H, J = 17.2, 1.0 Hz), 5.32 (d, 2 H, J = 10.1 Hz), 5.16-5.09 (m, 4 H), 4.54 (d, 4 H, J = 5.6 Hz), 3.55 (d, 4 H, J = 6.4 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 180.5 (s), 156.7 (s), 141.6 (s), 135.7 (d), 135.5 (s), 133.7 (d), 125.3 (s),
123.4 (d), 118.0 (t), 117.0 (t), 75.2 (t), 34.2 (t). Anal. Calcd for C26H24O4: C, 77.98; H, 6.04. Found: C, 78.11; H, 6.20.
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General Procedure for TDRCM.
To a solution of the appropriate bisdiene (0.2 mmol) in dry, degassed CH2Cl2 (25 mL) was added Grubbs’ catalyst (5, 15 mg, 10 mol%) under argon atmosphere and the resulting solution was stirred at
r.t. for the time indicated in Table
[1]
. The solvent was the removed in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed over silica
gel.
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All new compounds reported here gave satisfactory spectroscopic and/or analytical
data.
Compound 6: mp 140-141 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.65 (s, 1 H), 5.85-5.79 (m, 2 H), 5.43 (d, 2 H, J = 11.5 Hz), 4.53 (s, 4 H), 3.37 (d, 4 H, J = 2.5 Hz), 2.20 (s, 3 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 155.5 (s), 131.5 (s), 127.3 (d), 126.0(d), 125.1 (d), 123.4 (s), 70.0(t), 31.3
(t), 8.9 (q). Anal. Calcd for C15H16O2: C, 78.92; H, 7.06. Found: C, 79.18; H, 7.21. MS (EI): m/z = 228 [M+].
Compound 7: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.77 (s, 1 H), 5.91-5.84 (m, 2 H), 5.68-5.62 (m, 2 H), 3.95 (t, 4 H, J = 4.7 Hz), 3.32 (d, 4 H, J = 7.0 Hz), 2.44-2.39 (m, 4 H), 2.15 (s, 3 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 154.7 (s), 134.0 (d), 133.1 (s), 126.9 (d), 125.9 (d), 125.4 (s), 71.9 (t),
31.4 (t), 28.8 (t), 9.6 (q). Anal. Calcd for C17H20O2: C, 79.65; H, 7.86. Found: C, 79.78; H, 8.01.
Compound 12: mp 143 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.79 (s, 2 H), 5.85-5.79 (m, 2 H), 5.45 (td, 2 H, J = 11.4, 1.4 Hz), 4.54 (d, 4 H, J = 2.2 Hz), 3.41 (s, 4 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 154.5 (s), 135.0 (s), 127.4 (d), 125.6 (d), 121.6 (d), 71.2 (t), 31.3 (t).
MS (EI): m/z = 214 (100).
Compound 13: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 6.80 (s, 2 H), 5.98-5.87 (m, 2 H), 5.18-5.01 (m, 2 H), 3.95 (t, 4 H, J = 6.5 Hz), 3.35-3.26 (m, 4 H), 2.54-2.51 (m, 4 H). Anal. Calcd for C16H18O2: C, 79.31; H, 7.49. Found: C, 79.39; H, 7.52.
Compound 18: mp 104 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.34 (dd, 2 H, J = 8.2, 2.3 Hz), 7.25 (d, 2 H, J = 2.8 Hz), 7.10 (d, 2 H, J = 8.1 Hz), 5.93-5.84 (m, 2 H), 5.52-5.47 (m, 2 H), 4.62-4.60 (m, 4 H), 3.53 (d, 4
H, J = 2.8). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 158.0 (s), 136.7 (s), 136.2 (s), 127.5 (d), 127.3 (d), 126.3 (d), 125.7 (d),
121.7 (d), 71.2 (t), 31.9 (t). MS (EI): m/z = 290 [M+]. Anal. Calcd for C20H18O2: C, 82.73; H, 6.25. Found: C, 82.91; H, 6.44.
Compound 19: mp 80 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.37-7.34 (m, 4 H), 7.05 (d, 2 H, J = 8.4 Hz), 5.94 (td, 2 H, J = 10.9, 6.6 Hz), 5.69-5.60 (m, 2 H), 4.08 (t, 4 H, J = 4.9 Hz), 3.46 (d, 4 H, J = 6.5 Hz), 2.41-2.36 (m, 4 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 156.7 (s), 136.2 (s), 135.8 (s), 127.1 (d), 126.9 (d), 125.8 (d), 124.3 (d),
122.0 (d), 72.1 (t), 32.1 (t), 28.4 (t). Anal. Calcd for C22H22O2: C, 82.99; H, 6.96. Found: C, 82.91; H, 6.64.
Compound 24: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.19-7.05 (m, 6 H), 5.87-5.80 (m, 2 H), 5.39 (d, 2 H, J = 11.4 Hz), 4.36 (t, 4 H, J = 2.1 Hz), 3.54 (d, 4 H, J = 2.4 Hz). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 155.8 (s), 136.6 (s), 132.0 (s), 129.3 (d), 128.1 (d), 127.5 (d), 125.3 (d),
123.4 (d), 70.4 (t), 31.8 (t). MS (EI): m/z = 290 [M+]. Anal. Calcd for C20H18O2: C, 82.73; H, 6.25. Found: C, 82.84; H, 6.32.
Compound 25: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.17-7.14 (m, 4 H), 7.05 (d, 2 H, J = 7.4 Hz), 5.94 (td, 2 H, J = 10.9, 6.9 Hz), 5.59 (td, 2 H, J = 10.8, 7.3 Hz), 3.63 (t, 4 H, J = 4.9 Hz), 3.47 (d, 4 H, J = 6.7 Hz), 2.30-2.25 (m, 4 H). HRMS (TOF MS ES+): m/z calcd.: 318.1619; found: 318.1628.
Compound 30: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.85 (d, 2 H, J = 6.3 Hz), 7.23 (d, 2 H, J = 6.4 Hz), 5.93-5.89 (m, 2 H), 5.54 (dquint, 2 H, J = 8.7, 1.0 Hz), 4.70-4.68 (m, 4 H), 3.64-3.62 (m, 4 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 153.7 (s), 130.8 (s), 128.4 (s), 127.5 (d), 125.7 (d), 117.0 (d), 70.1 (t),
32.0(t). MS (EI): m/z = 264 [M+].
Compound 31: mp 176-178 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.78 (d, 2 H, J = 8.4 Hz), 7.33 (d, 2 H, J = 9.1 Hz), 6.02 (dt, 2 H, J = 10.7, 7.1 Hz), 5.63 (dt, 2 H, J = 10.7, 7.3 Hz), 4.18 (t, 4 H, J = 4.7 Hz), 3.54 (d, 4 H, J = 7.1 Hz), 2.51-2.46 (m, 4 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 152.4 (s), 133.6 (d), 132.6 (s), 129.3 (s), 127.6 (d), 127.3 (d), 117.7 (d),
72.6 (t), 31.7 (t), 29.0 (t). Anal. Calcd for C20H20O2: C, 82.16; H, 6.89. Found: C, 82.33; H, 7.02. MS (EI): m/z = 292 [M+].
Compound 35: mp 248-251 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.97 (d, 2 H, J = 7.9 Hz), 7.48 (d, 2 H, J = 7.8 Hz), 5.88-5.85 (m, 2 H), 5.53 (d, 2 H, J = 11.0 Hz), 4.83 (s, 4 H), 3.58 (s, 4 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 183.0 (s), 158.2 (s), 146.4 (s), 135.6 (s), 133.8 (d), 128.3 (d), 126.3 (s),
124.7 (d), 123.9 (d), 71.1 (t), 31.1 (t). Anal. Calcd for C22H16O4: C, 76.73; H, 4.68. Found: C, 76.94; H, 4.62. MS (TOF MS ES+): m/z = 344 [M+].