“…mp 153−155°C; IR (KBr) ν max 3488, 3346, 1649, 1602, 1551, 1326, 1287, 1189 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.34 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz, H-β), 7.13−7.24 (5H, m, H-2′, 3′, 4′, 5′, 6′), 6.93 (1H, d, J = 1.6 Hz, H-2), 6.82 (1H, dd, J = 1.6, 8.4 Hz, H-6), 6.71 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz, H-5), 6.16 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz, H-α), 3.48 (2H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, H-α′), 2.78 (2H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, H-β′); HRESIMS [M − H] − m/z 282.1125 (Calcd for C 17 H 16 NO 3 , 282.1130).Caffeic Acid 4-Hydroxyphenylacetamide(17). The title compound was prepared according to method C as light yellow powder (35 mg, 11.7% yield).mp 211−212°C; IR (KBr) ν max 3369, 1646, 1604, 1516, 1241 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CD 3 OD) δ 7.37 (1H, d, J = 15.6 Hz, H-β), 7.05 (2H, d, J = 8.4 Hz, H-2′, 6′), 6.99 (1H, d, J = 2.0 Hz, H-2), 6.89 (1H, dd, J = 2.0, 8.4 Hz, H-6), 6.75 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz, H-5), 6.70 (2H, d, J = 8.4 Hz, H-3′, 5′), 6.33 (1H, d, J = 15.MHz, CD 3 OD) δ 7.52 (1H, d, J = 16.0 Hz, H-β), 7.03 (1H, d, J = 2.0 Hz, H-2), 6.94 (1H, dd, J = 2.0, 8.0 Hz, H-6), 6.78 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz, H-5), 6.70 (1H, d, J = 2.0 Hz, H-2′), 6.70 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz, H-5′), 6.58 (1H, dd, J = 2.0, 8.0 Hz, H-6′), 4.29 (2H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, H-α′), 2.84 (2H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, H-β′); HRESIMS [M − H] − m/z 315.0862 (Calcd for C 17 H 15 O 6 , 315.0869).…”