Assignment of the 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of phenanthro[1,2-b]thiophene through the concerted application of two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic techniques

Two-dimensional nmr spectroscopy, by virtue of its second frequency domain which permits the segregation of spectral information along two frequency axes, considerably simplifies many assignment problems and facilitates others which may be impossible using conventional nmr methodology. A compound which falls into the latter category of assignment problem is phenanthro[1,2-b]thiophene. The assignment of the ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectra of phenanthro[1,2-b]thiophene are, however, reported through the concerted application of two-dimensional nmr techniques. Experiments utilized in making the assignments included: auto-correlated homonuclear (COSY) two-dimensional spectroscopy; heteronuclear two-dimensional J-resolved spectroscopy; proton-carbon chemical shift correlation two-dimensional spectroscopy; and two-dimensional ¹³C-¹³C double quantum coherence spectroscopy.     

Complete assignment of the 1H and 13C NMR Spectra of 11,12-Dimethoxy[1]benzothieno[3,2-a]-4,7-phenanthroline and its 8-Chloro Analogue: Concerted Use of Two-Dimensional NMR Techniques

The ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra of 11,12-dimethoxy[1]benzothieno[3,2-a]-4,7-phenanthroline and its 8-chloro precursor were totally assigned using a combination of two-dimensional nmr techniques. After correlation of the majority of the proton signals by a COSY spectrum and one-bond heteronuclear correlation, the full assignment of the ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra of the novel heterocyclic compounds required the application of long-range CH coupling information particularly for quaternary carbon resonance assignments and the orientations of individual spin systems relative to one another. Key long-range heteronuclear couplings in both compounds served to confirm the one-bond heteronuclear correlations. Unequivocal interpretation of the spectral data leads to the complete assignments of the resonances.     

Total assignment of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of pyrrolizino-[3,4,5-a,b]isoquinoline,benzo[1,2]pyrrolizino[3,4,5-a,b]isoquinoline and 2-methylthiopyrrolizino[3,4,5-a,b]isoquinoline

The total ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectral assignments of pyrrolizino[3,4,5-a,b]isoquinoline, benzo-[1,2]pyrrolizino[3,4,5-a,b]isoquinoline and 2-methylthiopyrrolizino[3,4,5-a,b]isoquinoline are reported. The concerted use of the COSY, HMQC, HMBC and nOe-difference experiments is used to generate total assignments of the ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra.     

Proton,carbon-13 and fluorine-19 NMR studies of 9,10,11,12-tetra-fluoro-5,6-dihydrobenzo[b]naphth[2,1-f]oxepin: ‘Through-space’ carbon-fluorine coupling was revealed

The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁹F nmr spectra of 9,10,11,12-tetrafluoro-5,6-dihydrobenzo[b]naphth[2,1-f]oxepin ( 1 ) were totally assigned using a combination of two-dimensional nmr techniques. Unequivocal interpretation of the spectral data allowed the complete assignments of the resonances. In addition, the spectra of compound 1 revealed an unusual through-space carbon-fluorine coupling which was further supported by NOE and modeling experiments.     

Autocorrelated 13c-13c double quantum coherence two-dimensional nmr spectroscopy: Utilization of a modified version of the technique as an adjunct in the total assignment of the 1h- and 13c-nmr spectra of the mutagen phenanthro[3,4-b]thiophene

Development of successively higher field nmr spectrometers has facilitated the study of increasingly more complex molecules, although smaller molecules such as phenanthro[3,4-b]thiophene still offer very substantial assignment problems because of the highly congested nature of their ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectra. Assignments of such spectra, if they are to be unequivocal, frequently require the utilization of two-dimensional nmr spectroscopic techniques. Total assignments of the ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectra of phenanthro[3,4-b]thiophene are reported. Assignments were based on a conventional high resolution 500 MHz ¹H-nmr spectrum, autocorrelated two-dimensional ¹H-nmr spectra (COSY), two-dimensional ¹H-¹³C chemical shift correlation spectra and a modified version of autocorrelated ¹³C-¹³C double quantum coherence two-dimensional nmr spectroscopy. From NOE measurements, a separation of 1.99 Å between H1 and H11 was computed, suggesting that phenanthro[3,4-b]thiophene has a pronounced helical conformation in solution.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 88. Synthesis of 3H, 7H-[1,4]diazepino[3,4-b]quinazoline-3,7-diones

3H,7H-[1,4]Diazepino[3,4-b]quinazolone-3,7-diones 9, 11 were synthesized starting from 2-(1-bromo-ethyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones 3 and 17 via 2-[1-(4-methoxyphenylamino)ethyl]quinazolin-4(3H)-ones 4 and 18. Cyclization of 3-[2-(1-bromoethyl)-4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-3-yl)propionic acid 14 by the action of triethylamine provided the first representative of the tricyclic 7H-[1,4]oxazepino[3,4-b]quinazoline-3,7-dione system, compound 15. The new tricyclic derivatives 9, 11 and 15 are characterized by uv, ir and ¹H nmr spectroscopy.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 85. Synthesis and reactivity of 3,4-dihydro-1H,6H[1,4]oxazino[3,4-b]quinazolin-6-ones

3,4-Dihydro-1H,6H-[1,4]oxazino[3,4-b]quinazolin-6-one 3 and its 1-methyl and 1-hydroxy derivatives 8 and 13 were prepared by different routes. The active methylene group of compound 3 was reacted with electro-hilic reagents (bromine, phenyldiazonium chloride, nitrous acid, a Vielsmeier-Haack reagent, aromatic aldehydes and diethyl oxalate) to yield 1-substituted-3,4-dihydro[1H,6H)-1,4-oxazino[3,4-b]quinazo-lin-6-ones. The reactivity of 1-hydroxy and 1-bromo derivatives 13 and 15 were also investigated in some reactions. The 3,4-dihydro-lH,6H-[1,4]oxazino[3,4-b]quinazolin-6-ones were characterized by means of uv, ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectroscopy.     

Total 1H and 13C chemical shift assignment of indolizino[3,4,5-a,b]-isoindole and 2-methylthiobenz[f]imidazo[5,1,2-c,d]indolizine

The ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectral assignment of indolizino[3,4,5-a,b]isoindole and 2-methylthiobenz[f]-imidazo[5,1,2-c,d]indolizine are described. A concerted interpretation of the HMQC, HMQC-TOCSY, HMBC and nOe-difference experiments were used to assign the ¹H and ¹³C resonances of indolizino-[3,4,5-a,b]isoindole, whereas for 2-methylthiobenz[f]imidazo[5,1,2-c,d]indolizine a concerted interpretation of the COSY, HMQC and HMBC experiments were used to generate spectral assignments.     

Complete assignment of the 1h- and 13c-nmr spectra of [1]benzothieno[2,3-c]naphtho[1,2-h]quinoline and [1]benzothieno[2,3-c]naphtho[1,2-h][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoline. Concerted use of two-dimensional nmr techniques

The ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectra of [1]benzothieno[2,3-c]naphtho[1,2-h]quinoline and [1]benzothieno[2,3-c]-naphtho[1,2-h][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoline were totally assigned using a combination of two-dimensional nmr techniques. After correlation of the proton signals by a COSY spectrum and one-bond heteronuclear correlation, complete assignment of the ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectra of the novel heterocyclic compounds required the application of long-range CH coupling information particularly for quarternary resonance assignments and the orientations of individual spin systems relative to one another.     

Assignment of the 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of congested helicenes using two-dimensional NMR methods: Phenanthro[3′,4′:3,4]phenanthro[2,1-b]thiophene

Phenanthro[3′,4′:3,4]phenanthro[2,1-b]thiophene has been prepared and its highly congested proton and carbon nmr spectra assigned. The nmr assignments required concerted utilization of two-dimensional nmr techniques which included: COSY, direct and long range optimized heteronuclear chemical shift correlation and heteronuclear relayed coherence transfer.     

The synthesis of novel polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems via photocyclization. 10. Synthesis and structure determination of naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-a]-4,7-phenanthroline

Naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-a]-4,7-phenanthroline, a novel hexacyclic ring system has been synthesized in four steps. The ¹H and ¹³C nmr assignments have been made using two-dimensional nmr techniques. The tertiary helical structure was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

The synthesis of novel polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems via photocyclization. 6. Naphthothienonaphthyridines

Five novel polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems are reported via photocyclization. The specific final products in these ring systems are: naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c][1,8]naphthyridin-6(5H)-one ( 5 ), naphtho-[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridin-6(5H)-one ( 6 ), naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]-1,5-naphthyridine ( 9 ), naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]-1,5-naphthyridine ( 12 ), and naphtho[2′,1′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]-1,5-naphthyridine ( 17 ). The direction of photocyclization to produce 9 was established from a zero quantum two-dimensional nmr spectroscopy experiment (ZQCOSY) using 6-chloronaphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]-1,5-naphthyridine ( 8 ) as the model compound.     

Synthesis of some 5H,12H-[1]benzoxepino[4,3-b]indol-6-ones. A new heterocyclic ring system

The synthesis of the title compounds 5H,12H-[1]benzoxepino[4,3-b]indol-6-ones 10 was effected by the Fischer indole cyclization of some 2,3-dihydro-4-phenylhydrazono[1]benzoxepin-5-ones 9 , obtained from the 3,4-dihydro-4-hydroxymethylene[1]benzoxepin-5(2H)-ones 7 by the Japp-Klingemann reaction. The structure of these new heterocyclic compounds was supported by ir, ¹H nmr and ms spectral data.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance data of pyrido[2,3-B] pyrazines and their σ-adducts with amide ion and water

¹³C nmr spectral data of the parent substance pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine and several of its derivatives (containing one or more chloro, amino, oxo, bromo, fluoro, phenyl, methyl, hydrazino or t-butyl substituents) are reported. The ¹³C nmr spectrum of the parent substance has been assigned conclusively by ¹³C-labelling. Additionally we proved, the existence of anionic 1:1 σ-adducls i.e., 3-amino-3,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine, the formation of 3-amino-2-t-butyl-6-chloro-3,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-b]pyrazinide ion and by ¹H nmr spectroscopy 2-amino-1,2-dihydro-3-phenylpyrido[2,3-b]pyrazinide ion. The ¹³C nmr data of the cation of the dihydrale 2,3-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine, present in a solution of the parent compound in N hydrochloric acid, are given.     

Preparation of pyrrolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole by nickel(0) mediated ring contraction of pyrrolo[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine. Proton NMR and mass spectral studies

Pyrrolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole 1a , the previously unreported 16π-electron parent compound, has been synthesized by treatment of pyrrolo[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine 2a with a 1:1 mixture of bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene) nickel(0) and 2,2′-bipyridyl. An unequivocal assignment of the ¹H nmr spectrum of 1a was made by decoupling experiments and by comparison with the ¹H nmr spectrum of 1,9-dideuteriopyrrolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole 1b . Metastable ion studies, exact mass measurements and the dideuterioderivative 1b were utilized to investigate the electron impact induced fragmentation of 1a .     

Long range optimized two-dimensional proton-carbon chemical shift correlation. Application in the total assignment of the 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of 9-methylphenanthro[4,3-a]dibenzothiophene

The utilization of the long range optimized proton-carbon chemical shift correlation experiment in the total assignment of the proton and carbon nmr spectra of 9-methylphenanthro[4,3-a]dibenzothiophene is described. The experiment was employed in concert with conventional proton-carbon chemical shift correlation, heteronuclear relayed coherence transfer and broad band homonuclearly decoupled proton-carbon chemical shift correlation experiments. The experiments in combination offer a useful alternative to the ¹³C-¹³C double quantum coherence experiments, providing significantly better sensitivity and nearly the same capabilities.     

Assignments of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of pseudo-symmetric heterocyles using the HMQC-TOCSY experiment to differentiate overlapping spin systems

The ¹H nmr spectra of phenanthro[9′,10′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]quinoline, benzo[f]phenanthro-[9′,10′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]quinoline and benzo[h]phenanthro[9′,10′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]quinoline are highly congested. For each compound, all protons abide in an aromatic environment complicated by pseudo-symmetric regions which result in multiple overlap of the different spin systems these molecules contain. We illustrate here the utility of the HMQC-TOCSY experiment to identify spin systems when the proton spectrum is highly congested. To complete the assignment of the ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra of each compound the HMBC experiment is used to assign the quaternary carbons.     

Assignment of the proton and carbon NMR spectra of the indoloquinoline alkaloid cryptolepine

The relatively rare alkaloid cryptolepine, 5-methyl-5H-indolo[3,2-b]quinoline, was isolated from Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlecter (Asclepiadaceae). Unequivocal proton and carbon nmr assignments in dimethyl sulfoxide are reported based on two-dimensional nmr methods, including COSY, inverse-detected direct (HMQC), and long-range (HMBC) correlations. Several of the assignments were confirmed using one-dimensional SIMBA spectra - a new, selective, one-dimensional analogue of the proton-detected long-range heteronuclear shift correlation experiment (HMBC). The SIMBA experiment was also used in an attempt to observe a two-bond coupling from the H11 proton to C10a at several optimizations.     

Chemical behaviour of N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)anthranilic acids in the presence of acyclic anhydrides

The synthesis of 11-acyl-11,12-dihydrodibenz[bf][1,5]oxazocin-6-ones 9-13 is reported by reaction of N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)anthranilic acids 1 with acetic, isobutyric, 2-ethylbutyric anhydrides. The structures of the obtained 6,8,6 products are proved with the use of ir, mass spectrometry, ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra, homo-and heteronuclear two-dimensional nmr experiments. The formation of 9-13 is discussed in relation to the obtainment of 12H-quino[2,1-b][1,3]benzoxazin-5-ones 2-8 and 6a,12-dihydro[3,1]benzoxazino[2,1-b][1,3]-benzoxazin-5-ones 14-19 from the same starting products 1 with suitable anhydrides under controlled reaction conditions.     

Nitrogen bridgehead compounds. Part 45 [1]. Synthesis of 6-arylhydrazono-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-11H-pyrido-[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-ones

A series of 6-arylhydrazono-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-ones 3–37 , conveneint starting materials for indolopyridoquinazolines, were prepared by diazonium coupling between aryldiazonium chlorides and 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro- 2 , 6-formyl-5,7,8,9-tetrahydro- 39 , 6-(dimethylamino)methylene-6,7,8,9- 38 or 6-carboxyl-5,7,8,9-tetrahydro-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-ones 43 . The arylhydrazono derivatives were also prepared from 6-bromo- 45 or 6,6-dibromo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolines 46 with arylhydrazines. The structures of the 6-arylhydrazonopyridoquinazolines were characterized by uv and ¹H nmr spectroscopy. The 6-arylhydrazono derivatives show a solvent-dependent E-Z isomerism.