New insights into the electrochemical behavior of acid orange 7: Convergent paired electrochemical synthesis of new aminonaphthol derivatives

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Electrochemical behavior of acid orange 7 has been exhaustively studied in aqueous solutions with different pH values, using cyclic voltammetry and constant current coulometry. This study

has provided new insights into the mechanistic details, pH dependence and intermediate structure of both electrochemical oxidation and reduction of acid orange 7. Surprisingly, the results

indicate that a same redox couple (1-iminonaphthalen-2(1H)-one/1-aminonaphthalen-2-ol) is formed from both oxidation and reduction of acid orange 7. Also, an additional purpose of this work

is electrochemical synthesis of three new derivatives of 1-amino-4-(phenylsulfonyl)naphthalen-2-ol (3a–3c) under constant current electrolysis via electrochemical oxidation (and reduction)

of acid orange 7 in the presence of arylsulfinic acids as nucleophiles. The results indicate that the electrogenerated 1-iminonaphthalen-2(1 H)-one participates in Michael addition reaction

with arylsulfinic acids to form the 1-amino-3-(phenylsulfonyl)naphthalen-2-ol derivatives. The synthesis was carried out in an undivided cell equipped with carbon rods as an anode and

cathode.

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2-Naphthol orange (acid orange 7), C16H11N2NaO4S, is a mono-azo water-soluble dye that extensively used for dyeing paper, leather and textiles1,2. The structure of acid orange 7 involves a

hydroxyl group in the ortho-position to the azo group. This resulted an azo-hydrazone tautomerism, and the formation of two tautomers, which each show an acid−base

equilibrium3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12. Despite the number of articles dealing with acid−base properties of the acid orange 7, this topic is not yet well known, and only one pKa, (pKa = 11.4) is

reported6. On the other hand, azo dyes have been widely used for developing and testing theories of color and constitution, tautomerism, indicator action, and acid-base equilibria5.

Therefore, detailed mechanistic information is important in understanding of the stability and in identifying of the intermediates structure resulting from the oxidative or reductive

decomposition of dye. Consequently, detailed mechanistic information is particularly attractive from the point of view of environmental pollution because of residual dye and the commercial

applications13,14. Additionally, green/sustainable synthesis is much more important than conventional synthetic methods. The concept and significance of green sustainable chemistry (GSC),

has been recognized throughout the world, and nowadays new processes cannot be developed without consideration of GSC. In recent years, much attention has been paid to electroorganic

synthesis as a typical environmentally friendly process15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23. This method contains the simultaneous incidence of both oxidation (at the anode) and reduction (at the

cathode). In conventional electroorganic synthesis, the synthesis of the desired products is done either by the anodic or by the cathodic reaction and so; the reaction product at the counter

electrode is undesirable. The simultaneous use of both oxidation and reduction reactions to synthesis of a product is the dream of an organic electrochemist and is a wonderful

strategy24,25,26,27,28. At ideal conditions, a 200% current efficiency is achievable for paired electrosynthesis when both anodic and cathodic reactions to provide the similar product

(convergent strategy)15. Furthermore, sulfone compounds and naphthalene derivatives are found in antibiotic drugs such as nafacillin and 4,4-diaminodiphenylsulfone (dapsone) and antifungal

drugs such as naftifine, tolnaftate and terbinafine29,30,31. These compounds have an effective inhibitory effect against the bacteria30,31 and antimicrobials effect against wide range of

human pathogens29. Based on these advances, we anticipate that naphthalene derivatives containing sulfone groups reveals such properties.

The results discussed above prompted us to investigate the electrochemical oxidation and reduction of acid orange 7 in aqueous solutions with different pH values to achieve the following

goals: (i) new insights into the electrochemical oxidation and reduction of acid orange 7, (ii) definitive detection of intermediates formed during the oxidative and reductive degradation of

acid orange 7, and (iii) convergent paired electrochemical synthesis of new 1-amino-2-naphthol derivatives by constant current electrolysis of acid orange 7 in the presence of arylsulfinic

acids as nucleophiles.

Cyclic voltammograms of acid orange 7 (AO7) in aqueous phosphate buffer solution (c = 0.2 M, pH = 2.0) in two different potential regions (+0.5 to −0.4 and 0.0 to +1.2 V vs. Ag/AgCl) is

shown in Fig. 1. When the electrode potential was scanned from +0.5 V versus Ag/AgCl to a sufficiently negative voltage (−0.4 V versus Ag/AgCl), the cyclic voltammogram exhibits a large

cathodic peak (C0) at −0.19 with an anodic peak (A1) at +0.30 V versus Ag/AgCl at 50 mV s−1 (Fig. 1I). Under these conditions, in the second cycle a new cathodic peak (C1), which is the

counterpart of anodic peak (A1) appears with an Ep value of +0.18 V versus Ag/AgCl. Moreover, when the electrode potential was scanned from 0.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl to the positive potentials (+1.2

 V vs. Ag/AgCl), the voltammogram shows an anodic peak (A2) at +0.80 V vs. Ag/AgCl with a cathodic peak (C1) (Fig. 1II). As in the previous experiment, a quasi-reversible couple, A1/C1,

appears in the second cycle of the voltammogram. A very important point in this study is the presence of the same redox couple in both cyclic voltammograms. This confirms the generation of

the same intermediates from both oxidation and reduction of AO7.

Cyclic voltammogram of AO7 (1.0 mM) (first and second cycles) in two different direction of scanning of potential, (I) in negative-going scan and (II) in positive-going scan in aqueous

phosphate buffer (c = 0.2 M, pH = 2.0). Scan rate: 50 mV s−1; T = 25 ± 1 °C.

When the potential scan rate increases from 250 to 8000 mV s−1, the cyclic voltammograms of AO7 in anodic region (Fig. S1) show the following changes: (1) the appearance of peak C2, which is

the counterpart of peak A2. (2) The increase of the anodic and cathodic peak current ratios (IpA2/IpA1) and (IpC2/IpCA1) and (3) the decrease of peak current function for anodic peak A2

(IpA2/v1/2). Increase in the potential scan rate causes a decrease in the CV time-scale and therefore a decrease in the progress of the following chemical reaction. These data confirm the

occurrence of a following chemical reaction and generation of a quasi-reversible system after oxidation of AO732. In addition, the effect of potential scan rate, v, (250 to 8000 mV s−1) on

the cyclic voltammetric response of AO7 in cathodic region which confirms the Irreversibility of the reduction process corresponding to peak C0 (Fig. S2).

The oxidative and reductive controlled-potential coulometry of AO7 was performed by applying potentials +0.90 and −0.20 V vs. Ag/AgCl, respectively. The solutions after coulometry are shown

in Supporting Information (Fig. S3). The monitoring of the electrolysis progress was carried out by cyclic voltammetry (Fig. 2). This Figure show that, in both experiments, proportional to

the advancement of coulometry, parallel to the decrease in the current of peaks A2 (Fig. 2I) and C0 (Fig. 2II), the peaks A1 and C1, increases. In these conditions, the number of transferred

electrons in oxidative controlled potential coulometry was obtained 2.9 electrons pre each AO7 molecule. On the other hand, the number of transferred electrons in reductive controlled

potential coulometry was obtained 4.1 electrons pre each AO7 molecule. An important point on the oxidation behaviour of AO7 can be seen in Fig. 2Ia. This Figure (and also Fig. 1II)

represents a typical behaviour of an ECE pathway in the kinetic region32. However, the comparison of IpA2 at the start of coulometry with IpC1 at the end of coulometry shows that, IpC1 at

the end of coulometry is equal to IpA2 at the start of coulometry . It should be noted that, in an ECE mechanism, the peak current ratio of the starting compound to the product (Ist/Ipr) in

the kinetic region is {(n1 + n2)/n2}3/2. Where, n1 and n2 are the number of electrons involved in the oxidation of starting compound and product, respectively32. This discrepancy implying

that oxidation pathway of AO7, is not an ECE and confirms the reaction pathway presented in Fig. 3, for oxidative behaviour of AO7. Contrary to Fig. 2I,II shows that, IpC0 at the start of

coulometry, , is more than 2.5 times than that of IpA1 at the end of coulometry which is near to theoretical value of 2.8 when n1 = n233.

Cyclic voltammograms of AO7 (0.1 mmol) in aqueous phosphate buffer (c = 0.2 M, pH = 2.0) at a glassy carbon electrode in a divided cell, during controlled potential electrolysis at: (I) Eapp

 = +0.9 V and (II) Eapp = −0.2 V vs. Ag/AgCl, (a) at the beginning of electrolysis and (b) at the end of electrolysis. Scan rate: 50 mV s−1. T = 25 ± 1.

Oxidation and reduction pathways of AO7 in acidic media.

Diagnostic criteria of cyclic voltammetry accompanied by previously published data on oxidation of AO734,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43 allow us to propose the mechanism presented in Fig. 3 for

the electrochemical oxidation and reduction of AO7. In oxidation pathway, generation of AO7ox is followed by the addition of H2O and formation of AO7OH. At the final step, AO7OH degraded

into 4-nitrosobenzenesulfonate (4NB) and 1-iminonaphthalen-2(1 H)-one (INO). It should be noted that, according to the Fig. 3, the number of transferred electron in oxidative pathway is two

electrons, while, the obtained number of transferred electron (from controlled potential electrolysis) was 2.9 electrons. This discrepancy can be related to partially oxidation of 4NB19.

In the reduction pathway, the first two-electron reduction converts AO7 to AO7R. In the next step, AO7R via an irreversible two-electron degradation process converts to

4-aminobenzenesulfonate (4AB) and 1-aminonaphthalen-2-ol (ANO).

According to the above data, the cathodic peak C0 corresponds to reduction of AO7 to its reduced form (AO7R). The anodic peak A2 corresponds to the two-electron oxidation of AO7 to its

oxidized form (AO7ox). Obviously, the cathodic peak C2 corresponds to the reduction of AO7ox into AO7 and the redox couple A1/C1, are related to the oxidation of ANO to INO and reduction of

INO to ANO within a quasi-reversible two-electron, two-proton process.

Fig. S4 shows the normalized oxidative cyclic voltammograms of AO7 (the data of Fig. S4, obtained from Fig. S1). The normalization was performed by dividing the current by the square root of

the potential scan rate (I/v1/2). According to the proposed pathway for the electrochemical oxidation of AO7, the increasing of normalized A2 peak current (IpA2/v1/2), was unexpected. One

possibility for such inconsistency is adsorption of AO7 on the electrode surface. To confirm this finding, the plot of log IPA2 vs. log v at pH values 2.4, 7.2 and 10.3 is shown in Fig S5.

It was reported that when the slope log IPA2 vs. log v is 0.5, the electrochemical reaction is a diffusion controlled process, while when the slope increases to 1, the electrochemical

reaction occurs via an adsorption-controlled process32. It is clear that, in all pHs, the slope is more than 0.5 and increases with increasing pH from 0.58 to 0.74. These values are greater

than 0.5 for the diffusion controlled process and are less than one, which is theoretical value for the adsorption-controlled electrode process. Therefore, it is clear that the

electrochemical oxidation of AO7 at glassy carbon electrode in aqueous media is adsorption/diffusion process. These results show that the interaction between anionic forms of AO7 and the

electrode surface is stronger than neutral form.

The electrochemical behavior of AO7 has been studied in different pH values. The oxidative and reductive cyclic voltammograms of AO7 in aqueous solution with various pHs are shown in Figs S6

and S7, respectively. As seen in Fig. S6, with increasing pH, EpA2 shifts to negative values. This confirms the participation of proton(s) in the oxidation of AO7. The variation of EpA2

with pH is given by:

where m is the number of protons involved in the reaction, is the anodic peak potential at pH = 0.0 and R, T, and F have their usual meaning. The EpA2–pH diagram comprise three linear

segments with different equations and slopes at pH values 7.4 and 11.4 (Fig. 4I). This diagram indicates that in the aqueous solutions, AO7 is in different reduced and oxidized forms, that

their relative amounts are dependent on the pH and electrode potential. At pHs lower than 7.4, the EpA2 value shifts by −29 mV/pH indicating that the redox reaction is

two-electron/one-proton process involving the oxidation protonated AO7 (HAO7) to protonated AO7ox (Fig. 5, Eq. 1)44,45,46. Moreover, at pH range 7.4–11.4, the EpA2 value shifts by −61 mV/pH.

In this range of pH, the redox reaction is two-electron/two-proton process involving the oxidation of HAO7 to AO7ox (Fig. 5, Eq. 2).

The potential-pH diagram for oxidation and reduction of AO7.

Oxidation and reduction pathways of AO7 at different pH values and acid/base equilibriums of HAO7ox/AO7ox, AO7/AO7− and HANO/INO.

Finally, at pHs >11.4, the EpA2 value is independent of pH, showing that the redox reaction involves a two-electron process without participation of any proton including the oxidation of AO7

anion (AO7−) to AO7ox (Fig. 5, Eq. 3). The important point of Fig. 5 is the absence of neutral AO7, which can be related to the high tendency of AO7 to keep the proton on the nitrogen atoms

due to the intramolecular hydrogen bonding (Fig. S8). In addition, the calculated pKa for HAO7ox/AO7ox and AO7/AO7− equilibria which is also shown in Fig. 5, Eqs 4 and 5, are: 7.4 and 11.4,

respectively.

The reductive cyclic voltammograms of AO7 in aqueous solution with different pHs are shown in Fig. S7. As seen, with increasing pH, peak C0 shifts to negative potentials, indicating the

participation of proton(s) in the electrode process. The EPC0–pH diagram is shown in Fig. 4II. It has two linear segments at pH 7.7. At pH values lower than 7.7, EpC0 value shifts by −90 

mV/pH indicating the redox reaction is two-electron/three-proton process involving the reduction of HAO7 to H2AO7R (Fig. 5, Eq. 6). However, at pHs >7.7, the situation is a little

complicated, as the EpC0 value shifts by −40 mV/pH. It probably including unrecognizable reductions HAO7 to HAO7R (two-electron/two-proton process) and HAO7 to AO7R (two-electron/one-proton

process) (Fig. 5, Eqs. 7 and 8).

The cyclic voltammograms regarding A1/C1 peaks at different pHs and its E1/2–pH diagram are shown in Fig. S9. The E1/2 values were calculated as the average of the anodic and cathodic peak

potentials (EpA1 + EpC1)/2. The E1/2–pH diagram displays a simple linear dependence of the E1/2 on pH, with the slope of −85 mV/pH, indicating that the redox reaction is

two-electron/three-proton process involving the oxidation of HANO to INO in the forward scan and reduction of INO to HANO in the reverse scan (Fig. 5, Eq. 9). The extrapolation of this line

to pH = 0.0 provides the E1/2 = +0.60 V versus Ag/AgCl for redox couple A1/C1.

Because of two reasons: a) confirmation of the proposed mechanism in Fig. 3 and b) electrochemical synthesis of some new organic compounds, in this part, the electrochemical behavior of AO7

in the presence of 4-toluenesulfinic acid (1a) was studied and compared with that of AO7 in the absence of 1a (Fig. 6). The cyclic voltammogram of AO7 in aqueous phosphate buffer (c = 0.2 M,

pH = 2.0), in the presence of 1a is shown in Fig. 6b. Comparison of the voltammogram with that of AO7 in the absence of 1a (Fig. 6a), shows two important differences: (a) the appearance of

a new redox couple (peaks A3 and C3) at E1/2 = 0.39 V vs Ag/AgCl. (b) The disappearance of the cathodic peak C1 in the reverse scan. Under these conditions, the peak current ratio,

IpC1/IpA1, depends on the both potential scan rate and 1a concentration, so that, IpC1/IpA1 increases with increasing scan rate and decreasing 1a concentration. In Fig. 6, curve c is the

voltammogram of 1a in the same conditions and in the absence of AO7 that does not show any peak in the working potential range. In addition, cyclic voltammogram d, is belong to the isolated

product from the electrolysis of AO7 in the presence of 1a. In this part, the same results were obtained for the other two arylsulfinic acids (1b and 1c). These results and the spectroscopic

data of the isolated electrolysis product all point out to compound 3a (final product), which would have been formed according to the pathway shown in Fig. 7.

voltammogram of AO7 (1.0 mM) in the absence, (b) in the presence of 4-toluenesulfinic acid (1a) (1.0 mM), (c) 4-toluenesulfinic acid (1.0 mM) and (d) isolated product (3a) (0.05 mM), at a

glassy carbon electrode, in aqueous phosphate buffer (c = 0.2 M, pH = 2.0).

Scan rate: 100 mV s−1, T = 25 ± 1 °C.

Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical oxidation of AO7 in the presence of arylsulfinic acids (1a–1c).

The first step in the synthesis of 3a is the generation of INO. This compound is directly generated from oxidative cleavage of AO7 (Fig. 3), and/or from the two-electron oxidation of ANO

(Fig. 7). In the next step, INO would serve as a Michael acceptor in a reaction with 1a to form the final product 3a. The oxidation of 3a did not occur during the electrolysis due to the

insolubility of 3a in electrolysis solution (aqueous phosphate buffer). Based on Fig. 7, the anodic and cathodic peaks A3 and C3 pertain to the oxidation of 3a to 4a and vice versa.

According to the proposed mechanism in Fig. 3, we have designed a paired electrochemical strategy for the synthesis of the sulfone derivatives 3a–3c. The paired electrochemical synthesis of

3a–3c has been successfully performed in a one-pot process at the current density of 0.32 mA/cm2, in an undivided cell equipped with carbon rods as cathode and anode. The electrolysis was

terminated when the cathodic peak that corresponds to the reduction of AO7 (C0) disappears. This peak disappears after consumption of 4.0 F/mol electricity. Under these conditions, the

monitoring of the electrolysis progress was carried out by cyclic voltammetry and shown in Fig. 8. This Figure shows that, proportional to the advancement of coulometry, IpC0, IpA1 and IpA2

decreases while IpA3 and IpC3 increases. The variation of IpC0 vs. charge consumed is also shown in Fig. 8 (inset). This curve show that IpC0 decrease exponentially with advancing coulometry

(IpC0 = 10.15 e−0.03Q). The total amount of charge passed for terminating the reaction was determined from the extrapolation to the X-axis. The calculated charge passed confirms consumption

of about 4e− per molecule of AO7.

= 2.0), at a glassy carbon electrode during constant current coulometry, after consumption of (a) 0, (b) 20, (c) 35, (d) 50, (e) 65, (f) 80 and (g) 95 C.

Current density: 0.32 mA cm−1. Scan rate: 50 mV s−1. Inset: variation of peak current (IpC0) vs. charge consumed. T = 25 ± 1.

In addition, the UV–visible spectra of AO7 in the presence of 4-toluenesulfinic acid (1a) were collected during a constant current coulometry in the same conditions as before (Fig. S11).

Under these conditions, the absorption spectrum of AO7 consists of three absorption bands at 312, 410 and 488 nm. Our data show as the coulometry is carried out, the height of all three

peaks decrease and a new peak appears at 352 nm and grows in intensity.

INO is an asymmetric Michael acceptor and can be attacked by 1a via 1,4 (site A) or 1,6 (site B) Michael addition reaction to yield two types of products (3a and 3a’) (Fig. 9). However, the

recorded NMR spectrum shows a singlet peak at 8.04 ppm belongs to aromatic proton. This result confirms that the 1,4-Michael addition is more probable reaction and compound 3a is the final

product of the electrochemical oxidation of AO7 in the presence of 1a.

The structures of possible compounds 3a and 3a’.

In order to increase the yield of 3a–3c, some affecting factors must be optimized. Therefore, the effects of two of the most important factors, applied current density and charge were

investigated by setting all parameters to be constant and optimizing one each time. The effect of charge passed was studied in the range of 1 to 6 F mol−1, while the other parameters are as

follows: temperature = 298 K, current density = 0.32 mA/cm2, electrode surface = 31.2 cm2, AO7 = 0.1 mmol and 1a = 0.1 mmol are kept constant. As is shown in Fig. S10a, the maximum product

yield appears in 4.1 F mol−1 charge consumed. The product yield decreases with increasing charge passed from 4.1 F mol−1 probably due to the occurrence of side reaction(s) such as

over-oxidation. Furthermore, the effect of applied current density on product yield was studied in the range 0.16–1.6 mA cm−2, while the other parameters (temperature = 298 K, charge

consumed = 40 C, electrode surface = 31.2 cm2, AO7 = 0.1 mmol, and of 1a = 0.1 mmol) are kept constant. The results show that, with increasing the current density from 0.32 mA cm−2, the

product yield decreases (Fig. S10b). The product yield decreasing in current densities greater than 0.32 mA cm−2, can be related to some side reactions such as oxidation of solvent,

nucleophile or over-oxidation of 3a and/or INO. To evaluate the usefulness of the pair strategy in the synthesis of 3a–3c, electrochemical synthesis of 3a was performed in a divided cell in

both oxidative and reductive conditions. Our data confirms that in a divided cell (in both cases) (unpaired condition), (a) the yield of 3a is lower and (b) the charge consumption is greater

than that of in undivided cell.

This work provides new insights into the electrochemical behavior of AO7 in aqueous solutions in both oxidative and reductive regions and shows that both oxidation and reduction of AO7

leading to the formation of a redox couple (ANO/INO) (Fig. 3). In addition, the pH dependence of AO7 and other intermediates was studied in order to understand the predominant species,

oxidation and reduction pathways and adsorption study. For example, our data shows that, the interaction between anionic forms of AO7 and the electrode surface is stronger than neutral form.

Furthermore, in this work, the electrochemical oxidation/reduction of AO7 has been investigated in the presence of arylsulfinic acids (1a–1c) as nucleophiles, in acidic solutions. Our data

display that the intermediate (INO) is attacked by the nucleophile, 1a–1c, to give the final product 3a–3c (Fig. 7). Clean synthesis, technical feasibility (using galvanostatic method and

simple cell), use of electricity instead of oxidative or reductive reagents, one-step process, work in room temperature and pressure and use of aqueous solution instead of organic solvents,

are the advantages of this method.

Cyclic voltammetry, controlled-potential coulometry and preparative electrolysis were performed using an Autolab model PGSTAT 30 and a Behpazho potentiostat/galvanostat. The working and

counter electrode used in macro-scale electrolysis and coulometry was an assembly of four ordinary soft carbon rods (6 mm diameter and 4 cm length). Working electrode used in the cyclic

voltammetry experiments was a glassy carbon disc (1.8 mm diameter) and a platinum rod was used as a counter electrode. The electrosynthesis were performed under constant-current condition in

an undivided cell. The glassy carbon electrode was polished using alumina slurry (from Iran Alumina Co.). More details are described in our previous paper47. Acid orange 7, arylsulfinic

acids and phosphate salts were obtained from commercial sources. These chemicals were used without further purification.

An aqueous phosphate buffer solution (70 ml, c = 0.2 M, pH 2.0) containing AO7 (0.25 mmol) and arylsulfinic acid (1a–1c) (0.25 mmol) was electrolyzed in an undivided cell under constant

current conditions (current density = 0.32 mA cm−2) for 2 h 45 min. At the end of electrolysis, the cell was placed in a refrigerator overnight. The precipitated solid was collected by

filtration and washed several times with water. After recrystallization in ethyl ether, the products were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and mass

spectroscopy.

mp: 163–164 °C; isolated yield 65%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ = 2.32 (s, 3 H, methyl), 6.22 (s, ~1 H, NH, this peak disappeared upon addition of D2O), 7.36 (m, 4 H, J = 8 Hz, aromatic),

7.71 (d, 2 H, J = 8.4, aromatic), 8.04 (s, 1 H, aromatic), 8.11 (m, 1 H, aromatic), 8.29 (m, 1 H, aromatic), 9.86 (s, ~1 H, OH, this peak disappeared upon addition of D2O); 13C NMR (100 MHz,

DMSO-d6): δ = 21.3, 119.5, 120.5, 122.7, 123.1, 123.9, 124.8, 125.0, 125.8, 126.9, 130.2, 136.7, 137.7, 140.4, 143.7; IR (KBr): 3384, 2926, 1704, 1622, 1354, 1266, 1200, 1140, 1083, 951,

755, 668, 571, 529 cm−1; MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (relative intensity %): 313 (M+, 31), 270 (6), 158 (100), 139 (11), 130 (65), 91 (24), 77 (15),

65(18).

mp: 209–210 °C; isolated yield 60%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ = 6.27 (s, ~1 H, NH, this peak disappeared upon addition of D2O), 7.38 (dd, 2 H, J = 3.2 and 10.0 Hz, aromatic), 7.57 (m, 3 

H, aromatic), 7.85 (dd, 2 H, J = 2.0 and 6.8 Hz, aromatic), 8.09 (s, 1 H, aromatic), 8.18 (dd, 1 H, J = 3.2 and 10.0 Hz, aromatic), 8.33 (dd, 1 H, J = 3.2 and 10.0 Hz, aromatic), 9.91 (s, ~1

 H, OH, this peak disappeared upon addition of D2O); 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ = 118.8, 120.7, 122.7, 123.2, 123.9, 124.7, 125.1, 125.8, 126.8, 129.8, 133.1, 136.8, 138.2, 143.4; IR

(KBr): 3473, 3379, 3073, 3025, 1739, 1616, 1358, 1286, 1207, 1136, 1082, 952, 784, 740, 557 cm−1; MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (relative intensity %): 299 (M+, 21), 257 (7), 160 (16), 159 (55), 158

(100), 130 (58), 103 (16), 77(44), 51(24), 43 (74).

mp: 164–165 °C; isolated yield 62%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ = 6.33 (s, ~1 H, NH, this peak disappeared upon addition of D2O), 7.38 (dd, 2 H, J = 3.2 and 9.6 Hz, aromatic), 7.62 (d, 2 H,

J = 8.8 Hz, aromatic), 7.85 (d, 2 H, J = 8.8 Hz, aromatic), 8.06 (d, 1 H, J = 2.8 Hz, aromatic), 8.19 (m, 1 H, aromatic), 8.28 (m, 1 H, aromatic), 9.92 (s, ~1 H, OH, this peak disappeared

upon addition of D2O); 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ = 118.2, 120.6, 122.6, 123.1, 123.7, 124.3, 124.9, 125.0, 126.2, 128.8, 129.9, 136.7, 138.2, 142.0; IR (KBr): 3362, 3286, 3068, 1630,

1309, 1284, 1174, 1144, 1085, 906, 824, 781, 752, 648, 580 cm−1; MS (EI, 70 eV): m/z (relative intensity %): 333 (M+, 24), 174 (12), 158 (100), 130 (58), 111 (21), 103 (18), 77 (17), 75

(28), 50 (18).

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