A complete 1D and 2D NMR studies of variously substituted 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones

Variously substituted 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones viz, 2,4-diaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones, 2,4-diaryl-1-methyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones and 2,4-diaryl-7-methyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones were conveniently synthesized by a modified and an optimized one-pot Mannich condensation of cyclohexanones, benzaldehydes and ammonium acetate in 1:2:1.5 M ratio. All the synthesized bicycles were examined by their physical and spectral (IR, HR-MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR) techniques. In order to establish their unambiguous stereochemical assignments, H,H-COSY, HET-COSY, HMBC, NOESY and dynamic NMR investigations have been carried out for some of the representative compounds. The detailed NMR analysis proved that all the synthesized 3-azabicycles exist in a twin-chair conformation with an equatorial orientation of the substituents, regardless the incorporation of either linear or bulkier groups on the phenyl and/or methyl on the heterocycle or carbocycle. The electronic effects of methylation on the azabicycle as well as the ortho substitution on the phenyl provided some useful insights.