Unexpected ring contraction in the barium-assisted cyclocondensation of 2,6-diformylpyridine and N,N-bis(2-aminoethyl)-2-phenylethylamine
Abstract
The cyclocondensation reaction between N,N-bis(2-aminoethyl)-2-phenylethylamine and 2,6-diformylpyridine in the presence of a barium template gave an unexpected 18-membered macrocyclic product in which a ring contraction at one side-arm has occurred to produce an imidazolidine ring.