The one-pot sequential reaction of arylamines, methyl propiolate and 2-aryl-3-nitrochromenes without any catalyst in refluxing ethanol afforded the polysubstituted 3-(3-nitro-2-phenylchroman-4-yl)-3-arylaminoacrylates in good yields and with high diastereoselectivity. Reaction mechanism was believed involving the initial formation of β-enamino ester and sequential Michael addition.
Experimental
Reagents and apparatusAll reactions were monitored by TLC. Melting points were taken on a hot-plate microscope apparatus. IR spectra were obtained on a Bruker Tensor 27 spectrometer (KBr disc). 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra were recorded with a Bruker AV-600 spectrometer with DMSO-d 6 as solvent and TMS as internal standard (600 and 150 MHz for 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra, respectively). HPLC/MS were measured at Bruker MicroTOF spectrometer. Arylamines, methyl propiolates and other reagents are commercial reagents and used as received. 2-Aryl-3-nitrochromenes were prepared according to the published methods. Solvents were purified by standard techniques.
General procedure for the one-pot reactions of arylamines, methyl propiolate and 3-nitrochromenesA mixture of arylamine (2.0 mmol) and methyl propiolate (2.0 mmol, 0.168 g) in 5.0 mL ethanol was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. Then 2-aryl-3-nitrochromene (2.0 mmol) was added and the solution was heated to gentle reflux for additional 6 h. After cooling, the resulting precipitates were collected by filtration and washed with little cold ethanol to give the pure product for analysis.(Z)-Methyl 3-(6-chloro-3-nitro-2-phenylchroman-4yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenylamino)acrylate (1a): white solid, 89%, m.p. 140 -142 ℃ ; 1 H NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ: 9.95 (d, J=13.2 Hz, 1H, NH), 7.46 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.41 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.38-7.35 (m, 1H, ArH), 7.32-7.30 (m, 2H, ArH), Synthesis of Polysubstituted 3-(3-Nitro-2-phenylchroman-4-yl)-3-arylaminoacrylates Chin.