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444 Rani et al.
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1
3
of novel triazole derivatives (4a-c) via copper(I)-catalyzed
H). C NMR (CDCl
3
, 100 MHz): δ 58.80 (OCH ), 121.24 (C-
2
alkyne-azide cycloaddition reaction which exhibited high
5), 124.29, 125.98, 131.27, 134.44, 141.14, 143.71 (C-4),
147.26, 164.22 (C=O). HRMS: m/z (M+H) cacld. for
2+
+
selectivity and sensitivity towards Pb ions compared to other
metal ions.
C
36
H
24
N
12
O
12: 817.1715, found: 817.1651.
Tris((1-(p-tolyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)benzene-
,3,5-tricarboxylate (4b): Off white solid, yield: 71 %, m.p.:
EXPERIMENTAL
1
2
(
-1
19-221 ºC. IR (KBr, νmax, cm ): 3136 (C-H str, triazole), 1730
C=O str., ester), 1614, 1559, 1520 (C-O str., ester), 1447, 1379,
319, 1234 (C-O str., ester), 1144, 1109, 1043, 984, 818, 741,
Propargyl alcohol, benzene-1,3,5-tricarbonyl trichloride,
benzyl halides, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, cuprous iodide,
microcrystalline cellulose were procured from Sigma Aldrich
and used as received. All the melting points were recorded in an
open capillary using LABCO melting point apparatus. IR
spectra were recorded on SHIMAZDU IR AFFINITY-I FT-IR
1
6
1
94, 662, 523. H NMR (CDCl
), 5.61 (s, 6H, OCH ), 7.33 (d, 6H, Ar-H, J = 8 Hz), 7.63
d, 6H, Ar-H, J = 8 Hz), 8.12 (s, 3H, triazolyl-H), 8.91 (s, 3H,
3
, 400 MHz): δ 2.44 (s, 9H,
CH
3
2
(
13
1
13
Ar-H). C NMR (CDCl , 100 MHz): δ 21.10 (CH ), 58.67
3
3
spectrophotometer. The H NMR (400 MHz) and C NMR
100 MHz) spectra were recorded using BrukerAvance-III 400
(
OCH
39.16, 142.84 (C-4), 164.76 (C=O). HRMS: m/z (M+H)
cacld. for C39 : 724.2632, found: 724.2502.
2
), 120.64 (C-5), 122.52, 130.28, 130.97, 134.54, 135.22,
(
+
1
nano bay spectrometer. The high-resolution mass spectra (HRMS)
were recorded using Micromass LC-MS/MS QTOF SCIEX-
QTOF spectrometer.
H
33
9
N O
6
Tris((1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)benzene-
,3,5-tricarboxylate (4c): Off white solid, yield: 71 %, m.p.:
88-190 ºC. IR (KBr, νmax, cm ): 3140 (C-H str., triazole), 1728
C=O str., ester), 1599 (C=N str.), 1562, 1504, 1445, 1383,
1
1
(
1
Procedure for the synthesis of tri(prop-2-yn-1-yl)benzene-
-1
1
,3,5-tricarboxylate (2): To a stirred solution of propargyl
alcohol (3.3 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (3.3 mmol)
in 30 mL of dichloromethane, benzene-1,3,5-tricarbonyl
trichloride (1 mmol; dissolved in dichloromethane) was added
drop wise at 0 ºC. The stirring of reaction mixture was conti-
nued till the completion of reaction, as monitored by TLC.
After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was
diluted with dichloromethane and the organic layer was washed
with 2 N sulphuric acid (2 × 10 mL), water (2 × 10 mL) and
brine (10 mL) and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate.
Dichloromethane was evaporated in vacuum to obtain the
product.
325, 1234 (C-O str., ester), 1148, 1107 (C-O str, ester), 1043,
1
9
72, 833, 760, 694, 525. H NMR (CDCl
), 7.47 (t, 3H, Ar-H, J = 8 Hz), 7.55 (t, 6H, Ar-H,
J = 7.7 Hz), 7.76 (d, 6H,Ar-H, J = 8 Hz), 8.17 (s, 3H, triazolyl-
3
, 400 MHz): δ 5.62
(
s, 6H, OCH
2
13
H), 8.91 (s, 3H, Ar-H). C NMR (CDCl
OCH
3
, 100 MHz): δ 58.67
(
2
), 120.82, 122.61 (C-5), 129.01, 129.79, 130.98, 135.20,
+
1
36.89, 142.95 (C-4), 164.69 (C=O). HRMS: m/z (M+H)
: 682.2163, found: 682.2026.
cacld. for C36
H
27
9
N O
6
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Tri(prop-2-yn-1-yl)benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (2):
The synthesis of 1,2,3-tris-triazoles (4a-c) was achieved
by synthetic protocol as depicted in Scheme-I. In the first step,
tri(prop-2-yn-1-yl)benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (2) was synthe-
sized from benzene-1,3,5-tricarbonyl trichloride (1) and propargyl
alcohol using N,N-dimethylaminopyridine in dichloromethane
[32]. The other precursor 4-substituted phenyl azides (3a-c)
were prepared by classical diazotization-azidation of unsubs-
tituted aniline. The synthesized 4-substituted phenyl azides
(3a-c) were subsequently reacted with tri(prop-2-yn-1-yl)benzene-
1,3,5-tricarboxylate (2) using cellulose supported cuprous iodide
nanoparticles [33] in water to furnish desired 1,2,3-tris-triazoles
(4a-c) in good yield at 80 ºC.
Off white solid, yield: 91 %, m.p.: 198-200 ºC. IR (KBr, νmax
,
-1
cm ): 3287, 3084 (str.), 2126 (C=C str), 1736 (C=O str., ester),
655, 1609 (C=O str., ester), 1441, 1371, 1325, 1271, 1233
C-O str., ester), 1152, 1107 (C-O str., ester), 999, 959, 932,
1
(
7
1
37, 689, 646). H NMR (CDCl
alkyne CH), 5.01 (d, 6H, OCH ), 8.98 (s, 3H,Ar-H). C NMR
, 100 MHz): δ 53.15 (OCH ), 75.64 (CH acetylene),
7.11 (C acetylene), 130.78 (Ar-C), 135.30, (Ar-C), 164.00
3
, 400 MHz): δ 2.58 (t, 3H,
13
2
(
7
(
CDCl
3
2
+
C=O). HRMS: m/z (M+H) cacld. for C18
H
12
6
O : 325.0712,
found: 325.0757.
General procedure for the synthesis of 1,2,3-tris-triazoles
(
4a-c): A mixture of alkyne 2 (1mmol), 4-substituted phenyl
The structures of synthesized tris-triazoles (4a-c) were
confirmed on the basis of their FTIR, H NMR, C NMR and
1
13
azides (3a-c) (3.6 mmol) and catalyst (100 mg) in 10 mL
of water was stirred at 80 ºC until TLC analysis shows that
the reaction is complete. The reaction mixture was cooled to
room temperature, filtered and residues thus obtained were
washed with ethyl acetate. Solvent was evaporated under high
vacuum to get corresponding 1,2,3-tris-triazoles (4a-c) in good
yield.
Tris((1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)
benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (4a): Off white solid, yield: 71
%
triazole), 1732 (C=O str., ester), 1601, 1524, 1443, 1412, 1342,
1
9
δ 5.61 (s, 6H, OCH
6
HRMS data. For example, FTIR spectrum of compound 4a,
-1
displayed bands at 1732 and 3125 cm assigned for carbonyl
stretching band and C-H stretching of triazole, respectively.
1
The H NMR spectrum of compound 4a exhibited two singlets
at δ 5.70 and δ 8.0 which were assigned to methylene group
13
and triazolyl protons, respectively. In C NMR spectrum of
compound 4a, appearance of peaks at δ 58.80, δ 143.71 and δ
121.24 due to methylene carbons, C-4 and C-5 carbon atoms
of the triazole ring further corroborated the assigned structure.
The mass spectrum of compound 4a showed a peak at 817.1651
-1
, m.p.: 138-140 ºC. IR (KBr, νmax, cm ): 3125 (C-H str.,
+
248 (C-O str., ester), 1179, 1152 (C-O str., ester) 1111, 1005,
(M+H) is in good agreement with the molecular formula of
1
62, 880, 820, 768, 741, 691, 629. H NMR (CDCl
), 8.23 (d, 6H, Ar-H, J = 12 Hz), 8.44 (d,
H, Ar-H, J = 8 Hz), 8.71 (s, 3H, triazolyl-H), 9.17 (s, 3H, Ar-
3
, 400 MHz):
the synthesized compound. Similarly, analytical and spectral
data of compounds (4b and 4c) was laid in agreement to the
assigned structure.
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