“…Column chromatography of the residue (EtOAc/ CHgOH, 4:1) gave 75% of spectroscopically pure product as a white solid: mp 220 °C dec; M+ m/z caled for C22H24N2 316.1956, found, 316.1930 (100%); NMR (300 MHz) 1.95 (m, CH2, H2, H3, H10, Hll, 8 ), 2.60 (s,CH3,6 H), 2.92 (m, CH2, H4, H9, 4 H), 3.34 (m, CH2, HI, H12, 4 ), 7.90 (s, CH, 2 H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz) 13.9, 22.8, 23.3, 27.1, 35.0, 120.9, 125.7, 129.9,141.1, 143.5,158.3; IR (KBr) 2940 (s), 2870 (m), 1490 (s), 1440 (m), 1387 (m), cm™1. 5,2,3,4,9,10,ll, ][ 1,1 OJphenanthroline (3b). This reaction was conducted exactly as in the case of 3a, except that CuCN (2.14 g, 24 mmol) and 2 M ethereal ferf-butylmagnesium chloride were used, and the product was chromatographed by using CH2Cl2/hexanes as eluent (65% yield).…”