HPLC monitored synthesis of R2NCH2 substituted benzene derivatives used as (C,N)-ligands for organometallic compounds

2-(Diethylaminomethyl) phenyl bromide and 1,3-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)benzene, useful ligands for the synthesis of hypervalent organometallic compounds, were prepared and characterized by NMR (H-1, C-13, 2D experiments) spectroscopy. Their synthesis was monitored by the HPLC method. The compounds were eluted on a Nucleosil 120 Si column (5 mum, 25 x 0.4 cm) with n-hexane at room temperature using a 1.0 ml/min flow-rate. The maximum values of absorbance for the studied compounds, excepting the diethylamine, were located in a narrow range around 212 nm, the wavelength used for their UV detection. The diethylamine was detected at 190 nm. The calibration curves are straight lines with correlation factors r>0.995. The HPLC data are in good agreement with those provided by NMR spectroscopy. (C) Central European Science Journals. All rights reserved.