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DOI: 10.1039/A704968D (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1998, 379-386

Protonation and ring closure of stereoisomeric α-substituted cinnamic acids in superacidic media studied by 13C NMR spectroscopy and computations[hair space]1

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István Pálinkó, Arwed Burrichter, Golam Rasul, Béla Török, G. K. Surya Prakash and George A. Olah

Abstract

Five α-substituted cinnamic acids [(E)- and (Z)-2,3-diphenyl-, (E)- and (Z)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-phenyl- and (E)-2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-propenoic acids] have been protonated in fluorosulfonic acid at –78 °C. Protonation of the carboxylic group and a second protonation on the methoxy group at –78 °C or the ring bearing the methoxy group at 0 °C have been observed by 13C NMR spectroscopy. Upon protonation (Z)-α-phenylcinnamic acid is transformed to a protonated indenol derivative. Dehydrative ring closure begins at –78 °C and goes to completion at 0 °C. Similar transformations of the other studied Z-acid are suppressed by the deactivating effect of the protonated methoxy group. Only protonation has been observed for the E-acids at –78 °C as well as 0 °C. Calculations at the HF/3-21G level provide the equilibrium structures of the corresponding cations. Results of IGLO/13C NMR shift calculations are in good agreement with the experimental findings.

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