Supporting Information for Use of the Curtius Rearrangement of Acryloyl Azides in the Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted Pyridines: Mechanistic Studies Ta-Hsien Chuang* a, Yu-Chi Chen b and Someshwar Pola c thchuang@mail.cmu.edu.tw a School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan, ROC b Department of Cosmetic Science, Vanung University, No.1 Van-Nung Rd., Chung-Li, Tao-Yuan 32045, Taiwan, ROC c Department of Chemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India Table of contents Experimental procedures and characterization References for known compounds Page S2-S5 S5 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra S6 following S1
Experimental General All reagents were purchased and used without further purification. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were recorded on 300 MHz and 400 MHz FT-NMR spectrometers; all chemical shifts were reported in ppm from tetramethylsilane as an internal standard. Column chromatography was carried out using 230 400 mesh silica gel and 70 230 mesh neutral aluminum oxide. (E)-[2-13 C]Cinnamic acid (3a- 13 C). A mixture of [2-13 C]malonic acid (0.21 g, 2 mmol), benzaldehyde (0.46 g, 4 mmol) and a catalytic amount of piperidine in dry pyridine (10 ml) was heated at 90 o C for 9h. After cooling, the resulting solution was poured to ice-water, acidified with conc. HCl and allowed to precipitate a white solid. The solid was filtered and washed with cold water to give pure 3a- 13 C. Yield 51%; white solid, mp 136 137 o C (hexane-ch 2 Cl 2 ) (lit. 1 mp 130 131 o C). 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 6.46 (1H, dd, J = 162.8, 16.0 Hz), 7.41 (3H, m), 7.56 (2H, m), 7.80 (1H, dd, J = 16.0, 2.9 Hz); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 117.3, 128.3 (2 C, d, J = 5 Hz), 128.9 (2 C), 130.7, 134.0, 147.1 (1 C, d, J = 70 Hz), 172.5 (1 C, d, J = 74 Hz); IR (KBr) 1678 cm -1 ; EIMS m/z (rel int) 149 (78, M + ); HREIMS m/z calcd for 12 C 8 13 CH 7 O 2 : 149.0557, found: 149.0550. General Procedure for the Preparation of acryloyl azides 4. To a stirred solution of acrylic acid 3a-d, 3j or 3k (10 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (50 ml) at room temperature was added oxalyl chloride (2.54 g, 20 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5h. The resulting mixture concentrated under reduced pressure to afford acryloyl chloride quantitatively which was used S2
directly without further purification in the following reaction. The acryloyl chloride was added immediately into a suspension of NaN 3 (1.95 g, 30 mmol) in dry acetone (20 ml) on an ice bath. The reaction mixture was stirred gently for 2h at room temperature and filtered. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo, and the residue was purified by column chromatography over silica gel eluting with hexane-etoac (30:1) to yield pure acryloyl azide 4a-d 2, 4j or 4k. A mixture of acrylic acid 3e-g or 3i and oxalyl chloride in toluene was heated at 80 o C for 5h. Subsequently, a similar procedure as described above was used to prepare acryloyl azide 4e-g 2 or 4i. In the case of 4h, the mixture of acrylic acid 3h and oxalyl chloride in DMF was heated at 80 o C for 5h. After cooling, NaN 3 was added directly to the above solution, and the reaction mixture was stirred gently for 2h at room temperature to obtain acryloyl azide 4h. The full spectral data of 4a and 4h-k were described as follows. (E)-Cinnamoyl azide (4a). Yield 97%; white solid. 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 6.43 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz), 7.39 (3H, m), 7.53 (2H, m), 7.75 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz); 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 119.1, 128.5, 129.0, 131.1, 133.8, 146.7, 172.1; IR (KBr) 2146, 1687 cm -1 ; EIMS m/z (rel int) 173 (43, M + ); HREIMS m/z calcd for C 9 H 7 N 3 O: 173.0589, found:173.0589 [M] +. (E)-[2-13 C]Cinnamoyl azide (4a- 13 C). Yield 93%; white solid. 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 6.42 (1H, dd, J = 163.1, 15.9 Hz), 7.41 (3H, m), 7.53 (2H, m), 7.75 (1H, dd, J = 15.9, 2.9 Hz); 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 119.0, 128.5 (2 C, d, J = 5 Hz), 129.0 (2 C), 131.1, 133.8, 146.7 (1 S3
C, d, J = 70 Hz), 172.0 (1 C, d, J = 73 Hz); IR (KBr) 2149, 1678 cm -1 ; FABMS m/z (rel int) 174 (36, M + ); HRFABMS m/z calcd for 12 C 8 13 CH 7 N 3 O: 174.0667, found: 174.0670 [M] +. (E)-3-(3-Pyridyl)acryloyl azide (4h). Yield 90%; pale yellow solid. 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 6.50 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz), 7.36 (1H, dd, J = 8.0, 4.8 Hz), 7.75 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz), 7.86 (1H, dt, J = 8.0, 1.6 Hz), 8.65 (1H, dd, J = 4.8, 1.6 Hz), 8.76 (1H, d, J = 1.6 Hz); 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 121.1, 123.8, 129.6, 134.5, 142.8, 150.1, 151.7, 171.5; IR (KBr) 2149, 1680 cm -1 ; FABMS m/z (rel int) 175 (69, [MH] + ); HRFABMS m/z calcd for C 8 H 7 N 4 O: 175.0620, found: 175.0621 [MH] +. (E)-3-(Ethoxycarbonyl)acryloyl azide (4i). Yield 60%; colorless liquid. 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 1.33 (3H, t, J = 7.1 Hz), 4.28 (2H, q, J = 7.1 Hz), 6.80 (1H, d, J = 15.8 Hz), 6.90 (1H, d, J = 15.8 Hz); 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 13.9, 61.5, 133.7, 134.8, 164.3, 170.7; IR (KBr) 2964, 2140, 1698, 1644 cm -1 ; FABMS m/z (rel int) 170 (12, [MH] + ); HRFABMS m/z calcd for C 6 H 8 N 3 O 3 : 170.0566, found: 170.0569 [MH] +. (E)-2-Hexenoyl azide (4j). Yield 88%; colorless liquid. 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 0.94 (3H, t, J = 7.4 Hz), 1.50 (2H, sextet, J = 7.4 Hz), 2.22 (2H, q, J = 7.4 Hz), 5.86 (1H, d, J = 15.5 Hz), 7.07 (1H, dt, J = 15.5, 7.4 Hz); 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 13.5, 21.0, 34.4, 122.7, 152.1, 171.7; IR (KBr) 2141, 1699 cm -1 ; EIMS m/z (rel int) 111 (10, [M-N 2 ] + ); HREIMS m/z calcd for C 6 H 9 NO: 111.0684, found: 111.0684 [M-N 2 ] +. (E)-3-Butoxyacryloyl azide (4k). Yield 87%; colorless liquid. 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 0.95 (3H, t, J = 7.4 Hz), 1.42 (2H, sextet, J = 7.4 Hz), 1.70 (2H, quintet, J = 7.4 Hz), 3.90 (2H, t, J = 7.4 Hz), 5.23 (1H, d, J = 12.4 Hz), 7.68 (1H, d, J = 12.4 Hz); 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 13.6, S4
18.9, 30.8, 71.7, 98.4, 164.7, 172.2; IR (KBr) 2141, 1690 cm -1 ; FABMS m/z (rel int) 170 (7, [MH] + ); HRFABMS m/z calcd for C 7 H 12 N 3 O 2 : 170.0930, found: 170.0931 [MH] +. References 1. Hano, Y.; Shimazaki, M.; Nomura, T.; Ueda, S. Heterocycles 1999, 50, 989-994. 2. Chuang, T. H.; Wu, P. L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2006, 53, 413-420. S5
O 13 C OH 3a- 13 C 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S6
O 13 C OH 3a- 13 C 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S7
N 3 O 4a 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S8
N 3 O 4a 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S9
O 13 C N 3 4a- 13 C 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S10
O 13 C N 3 4a- 13 C 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S11
N 3 O 4h N 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S12
N 3 O 4h N 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S13
O EtO 2 C N 3 4i 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S14
O EtO 2 C N 3 4i 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S15
N 3 O 4j 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S16
N 3 O 4j 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S17
O O N 3 4k 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S18
O O N 3 4k 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S19
N 5a 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S20
N 5a 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S21
13 C 13 C N 13 C 5a- 13 C 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S22
13 C 13 C N 13 C 5a- 13 C 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S23
OCH 3 N 5b H 3 CO 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S24
OCH 3 N 5b H 3 CO 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S25
OCH 3 N 5c H 3 CO 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S26
OCH 3 N 5c H 3 CO 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S27
OCH OCH 3 3 N 5d 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S28
OCH OCH 3 3 N 5d 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S29
NO 2 N 5e O 2 N 1 H NMR (300MHz, DNSO-d 6) S30
NO 2 N 5e O 2 N 13 C NMR (75MHz, DMSO-d 6) S31
NO 2 N 5f O 2 N 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S32
NO 2 N 5f O 2 N 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S33
NO NO 2 2 N 5g 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S34
NO NO 2 2 N 5g 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S35
N N 5h N 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S36
N N 5h N 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S37
EtO 2 C CO 2 Et N 5i 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S38
EtO 2 C CO 2 Et N 5i 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S39
N 5j 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S40
N 5j 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S41
N 6a 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S42
N 6a 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S43
13 C 13 C N 13 C 6a- 13 C 1 H NMR (400MHz, CDCl 3) S44
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13 C 13 C N 13 C 6a- 13 C 13 C NMR (100MHz, CDCl 3) S46
OCH 3 OCH 3 N 6b H 3 CO 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S47
OCH 3 OCH 3 N 6b H 3 CO 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S48
OCH 3 OCH 3 N 6c H 3 CO 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S49
OCH 3 OCH 3 N 6c H 3 CO 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S50
OCH OCH 3 3 N OCH 3 6d 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S51
OCH OCH 3 3 N OCH 3 6d 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S52
N 6j 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S53
N 6j 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S54
O N 7 O 1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) S55
O N 7 O 13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) S56
1 H NMR (300MHz, CDCl 3) H N O NH 8a S57
13 C NMR (75MHz, CDCl 3) H N O NH 8a S58
1 H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d 6) H N O 9a S59
13 C NMR (100MHz, DMSO-d 6) H N O 9a S60