“…The carbon-13 nuclear (13C-NMR) spectrum of 10a showed signals due to two sp3 carbons at 638.65 (t, 6-C) and 55.0 (q, OMe-C), and four sp2 carbons at 6 127.66 and 128.36 (each d, 2-and 3-C), 139.36 (d, 7-C), and 146.30 (s, 5-C). These NMR spectral data strongly suggest the presence of a -CH =CH-N = CH-CH2-C function in the ring and thus eliminate the other possible 2H-(11) and 7H- (12) structures. The 3H-structure 13 is also ruled out by the 'H-NMR spectra of 10b and 10c; the methyl signal of 10c (R2 = Me) was observed as a doublet (J=6 Hz) at 6 1.66 and the methylene signal in 10b = Me) appeared as a singlet at 6 2.92.…”