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Dimethyl 2,5-Diphenyl-1
H
-pyrrole-3,4-dicarbox-ylate (4a); Typical Procedure
A solution of the benzoyl chloride (1a, 0.14 g, 1 mmol), phenyl glycine (2a, 0.15 g, 1 mmol), and [bmim]OH (1.40 g, 0.01 mol) in H2O (2 mL) was stirred at r.t. for 15 min. Then, 3 (0.14 g, 1 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 h (monitored
by TLC). The reaction mixture was cooled to r.t. and the solid mass was filtered,
washed with Et2O, and crystallized from n-hexane-EtOAc to give 4a as colorless crystals; mp 150-151 °C; yield: 0.31 g (95%). IR (KBr): 3260 (NH), 1720
(C=O) cm-1. 1H NMR (500.1 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.60 (s, 6 H, 2 OMe), 7.32-7.35 (m, 6 H, 6 CH), 7.50-7.52 (m, 4 H, 4CH), 8.85
(s, 1 H, NH). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 51.8 (2 OMe), 114.1 (2 C), 128.1 (2 CH), 128.5 (4 CH), 128.6 (4 CH), 130.8
(2 C), 137.8 (2 C), 165.8 (2 C=O). Anal. Calcd (%) for C20H17NO4 (335.35): C, 71.56; H, 5.11; N, 4.18. Found: C, 71.70; H, 5.09; N, 4.21.
Dimethyl 2-Benzyl-5-phenyl-1
H
-pyrrole-3,4-dicarbox-ylate (4e)
Colorless crystals; mp 134-135 °C; yield 0.32 g (92%). IR (KBr): 3252 (NH), 1728 (C=O)
cm-1. 1H NMR (500.1 MHz, CDCl3
): δ = 3.80 (s, 3 H, OMe), 3.81 (s, 3 H, OMe), 4.30 (s, 2 H, CH2), 7.24-7.37 (m, 10 H, 2 C6H5), 8.38 (s, 1 H, NH). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3
): δ = 32.9 (CH2), 51.3 (OMe), 52.0 (OMe), 112.5 (C), 114.5 (C), 127.0 (CH), 127.1 (CH), 128.1 (2
CH), 128.7 (2 CH), 128.8 (2 CH), 128.9 (2 CH), 130.7 (C), 131.5 (C), 137.2 (C), 137.4
(C), 164.8 (C=O), 166.9 (C=O). Anal. Calcd (%) for C21H19NO4 (349.38): C, 72.19; H, 5.48; N, 4.01. Found: C, 72.13; H, 5.51; N, 4.05.
Dimethyl 2-Isobutyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1
H
-pyrrole-3,4-dicarboxylate (4j)
Colorless crystals; mp 141-143 °C; yield 0.29 g (89%). IR (KBr): 3225 (NH), 1681 (C=O)
cm-1. 1H NMR (500.1 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 0.90 (d, 3
J = 7.2, 6 H, CHMe
2), 1.92-1.97 (m, 1 H, CH), 2.32 (s, 3 H, Me), 2.70 (d, 3
J = 7.2 Hz, 2 H, CH2), 3.77 (s, 3 H, OMe), 3.79 (s, 3 H, OMe), 7.11 (d, 3
J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H, 2 CH), 7.31 (d, 3
J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H, 2 CH), 8.87 (s, 1 H, NH). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 21.0 (Me), 22.2 (2 Me), 29.0 (CH), 35.6 (CH2), 51.0 (OMe), 51.9 (OMe), 112.3 (C), 113.6 (C), 127.0 (2 CH), 128.0 (C), 129.2 (2
CH), 131.4 (C), 137.8 (C), 138.6 (C), 165.1 (C=O), 167.4 (C=O). Anal. Calcd (%) for
C19H23NO4 (329.39): C, 69.22; H, 7.00; N, 4.25. Found: C, 69.41; H, 7.03; N, 4.28.
All other compounds isolated possessed spectroscopic and analytical data in agreement
with their proposed structures.