1H NMR Spectral Simplification with Chiral Solvating Agents and with Achiral and Chiral Lanthanide Shift Reagents.Cis-4,5-Dihydro-4-Methyl-5-Phenyl-2-Oxazolamine, “Cis-4-Methylaminorex,” a Potent Stimulant and Anorectic

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Abstract The 60 MHz 1H NMR spectra of racemic (+)-cis-4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolamine, 1, have been studied at 28° in CDC13, solution with the achiral lanthanide shift reagent (LSR), tris(6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato) europium(III), 2, and the chiral reagent tris[3−(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethy1ene)-d-camphor-ato]europium(III), 3. Additional NMR studies were performed at 400 MHz in CDC1, solution at 24° using the chiral solvating agents (CSA), (E)-(-)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1- (9-anthryl) ethanol, 4, and (R) - (+) -α-methoxy- α-(trifluoromethy1)phenylacetic acid, 5. Substantial enantiomeric shift differences, for the CH3, signal of 1 using 3 or 5, and for the ortho aryl protons using4, which should make possible direct optical purity determinations of 1. Accurate 400 MHz data f o r chemical shifts and vicinal coupling constants of, of racemic cis-1 are presented, and compared with values for (optically active) (-)-trans-1; some dfferences are seen compared to previously r...