“…The IR spectrum showed strong absorption bands at 3380 cm −1 (OH), 1668 cm −1 (NH–C=O), 1555 cm −1 (C=C), and 1302 and 1135 cm −1 (O=S=O). The 1 H-NMR data of 1 (Table 1) exhibited one methylsulfonyl signal [δ H 3.08 (s)] [7], two methylene signals [δ H 3.41 (t, J = 5.7 Hz) and 3.65 (t, J = 5.7 Hz)], and a trans -disubstituted double bond [δ H 7.01 (d, J = 15.0 Hz)] and 7.43 (d, J = 15.0 Hz)]. The 13 C-NMR (Table 2), DEPT and HSQC spectra of 1 showed six carbon signals, consisting of one methylsulfonyl group (δ C 42.4), one oxymethylene group (δ C 61.2), one methylene group (δ C 43.4), one disubstituted olefin group (δ C 136.3 and 140.1), and one amide carbonyl group (δ C 164.6).…”