<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJOC</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Organic Chemistry</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2161-4687</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ijoc.2014.42013</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">IJOC-46240</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>BIOMEDICAL &amp; LIFE SCIENCES</subject><subject>CHEMISTRY &amp; MATERIALS SCIENCE</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Synthesis of Some New Pyridine-2-yl-Benzylidene-Imines</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Abdulhamid</surname><given-names>Alsaygh</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Jehan</surname><given-names>Al-Humaidi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ibrahim</surname><given-names>Al-Najjar</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff2"><addr-line>Chemistry Department, College of Science, Princess Nora Bent Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, KSA</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Petrochemical Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, KSA</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>alnajjar@kacst.edu.sa(IA)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>22</day><month>05</month><year>2014</year></pub-date><volume>04</volume><issue>02</issue><fpage>116</fpage><lpage>121</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>9</day>	<month>April</month>	<year>2014</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>13</day>	<month>May</month>	<year>2014</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>20</day>	<month>May</month>	<year>2014</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>A series of new Schiff bases derived from 2-aminopyridenes and various aromatic aldehydes have been synthesized and thoroughly investigated by <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectroscopy. The imines were found to exist as only a single E-isomer at ambient temperature. Interestingly, <sup>1</sup>H- and <sup>13</sup>C-NMR chemical shifts of the (CH=N) amino group are affected by the type of substituent group (X) on the aryl ring. Furthermore UV and IR Spectra of some of the title compounds are also reported.</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Schiff’s Bases</kwd><kwd> 1H</kwd><kwd> 13C-NMR</kwd><kwd> Pyridine-2-yl-Benzylidene</kwd><kwd> E-Z-Isomers</kwd><kwd> Azomethane Group</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Schiff bases appear to be an important intermediate in a number of enzymatic reactions involving interaction of an enzyme with an amino or a carbonyl group of the substrate. One of the most important types of catalytic me- chanism is the biochemical process which involves the condensation of a primary amine in an enzyme usually that of a lysine residue, with a carbonyl group of the substrate to form an imine, or Schiff base. Many studies have been carried out on various rings such as triazoles, pyrazoles, oxadiazoles, and imidazoles to develop new antibacterial agents. In view of these reports, the synthesis of a new series of substituted 2-aminopyridine deriv- atives is reported here since pyridine derivatives continue to attract great interest due to the wide variety of in- teresting biological activities observed in these compounds, such as anticancer, analgesic, antimicrobial, and an- tidepressant, activities [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref1">1</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref8">8</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Experimental</title><sec id="s2_1"><title>2.1. Materials and Methods</title><p>2-Aaminopyridine and its substituents andbenzaldehyde and its substituents were procured from Lancaster Syn- thesis Ltd and were used without any further purification.</p></sec><sec id="s2_2"><title>2.2. Instruments</title><p>IR spectra were measured using Nexus, 470-670-760 spectrophotometer FT IR, spectrometer spectrum 8400 s, using KBr pellets for solid compounds and neat liquid compounds between KBr plates. NMR spectra were measured at 24˚C on a Jeol 400 MHz spectrometer using deuterium locking <sup>13</sup>C(<sup>1</sup>H)-NMR observation frequen- cy 100 MHz, <sup>1</sup>H-NMR,observation frequencies, 400 MHz.</p></sec><sec id="s2_3"><title>2.3. Synthesis of Schiff’s Bases</title><p>The Schiff bases were prepared by mixing equivalent amounts of substituted aryl aldehydes and 2-aminopyri- dine derivatives in 80 ml. methanol. This mixture was boiled under reflux with stirring for 9 h at 80˚C in an oil bath, and then concentrated by rotary evaporation to give yellow liquid. This was treated with n-hexane to pre- cipitate the crude product, which was recrystallized in dichloromethane and with n-hexane to give yellow preci- pitate, dried. Yield 70% - 90%, (Scheme 1, <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>).</p><p>The microanalytical data and m.pts. Data are listed in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>, for the synthesized Schiff bases.</p><p><sup>1</sup>H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl<sub>3</sub>, δ ppm), compound 1, 7.31 (H-3-arom.), 7.24 (H-4, arom.), H-5 (7.81, arom., H-6 (8.49, arom.), H-3' (7.43, arom.), H-4' (7.34 arom.), H-5' (6.69, arom.), H-6' (7.58, arom.), -OH (13.48), HC=N (9.44); compound 2, H-5 (6.60, arom.), H-6 (8.04, arom.), H-2' (7.30, arom.), H-6' (6.82, arom.), -OH (12.60), HC=N (9.15); compound 3, H-5 (6.71, arom.), H-6 (8.45, arom.), H-3' (6.28, arom.), H-4' (7.93, arom.), H-5' (6.16, arom.), -OH (12.37), HC=CN (9.42); compound 4, H-5 (6.62, arom.), H-6 (8.54), H-2' (7.50, arom.), H-3'</p><disp-formula id="scirp.46240-formula2641"><inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\3-1020287x\081188c3-3bc3-4138-837b-c8a3a42079a3.png"/></disp-formula><p>Scheme 1. Synthesis of Schiff bases.</p><table-wrap id="table1"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 1</object-id><label>Table 1</label><caption><p>. Schiff bases compounds</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Compound No.</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >X</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Y</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Compound No.</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >X</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Y</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Me</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3-Me</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Br</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Me</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3-Me</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5-Cl</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3-Me</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5-Cl</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Br</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3-Me</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5-Cl</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Me</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Br</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5-Cl</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Me</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table2"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 2</object-id><label>Table 2</label><caption><p>. Microanalytical data and M.P. data for the synthesized Schiff bases</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle"  rowspan="2"  >No.</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  rowspan="2"  >X</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  rowspan="2"  >M.p. (˚C)</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  rowspan="2"  >M.F.</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="3"  >Calculated (%)</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="3"  >Found (%)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >C</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >73</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >72.71</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.08</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14.13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >72.38</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.98</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14.05</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >88</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >79.56</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6.16</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14.27</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >77.98</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6.31</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13.64</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >110</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >73.56</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.69</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13.19</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >73.63</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.82</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13.34</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >130</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >64.72</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.59</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >17.41</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >64.35</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.91</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >16.55</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Br</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >77</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>11</sub>Br<sub>N2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >57.15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.02</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.18</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >57.43</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.81</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >84</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >79.56</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6.16</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14.27</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >78.28</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6.31</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >17.64</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >100</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >73.56</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.69</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13.19</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >73.63</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.82</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13.34</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >140</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >64.72</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.59</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >17.41</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >64.35</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.91</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >15.55</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Br</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >98</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>11</sub>Br<sub>N2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >57.15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.02</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.18</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >57.43</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12.81</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >H</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >106</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>9</sub>CIN<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >66.51</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12.93</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >65.68</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12.32</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >11</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2-OH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >94</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>9</sub>CIN<sub>2</sub>O</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >61.93</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.87</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12.01</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >61.84</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.78</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12.12</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >203</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>8</sub>CIN<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >55.06</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.05</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >16.06</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >55.80</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.04</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >15.89</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4-Br</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >180</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>8</sub>BrCIN<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >48.74</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.70</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.47</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >47.31</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.51</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.67</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>(7.71, arom.), H-5' (7.71, arom.), H-6' (7.5, arom.), -OH (12.55), HC=N (9.25); compound 5, H-5 (6.60, arom.), H-6 (8.45), H-2' (7.50, arom.), H-3' (6.81, arom.), H-5' (6.81, arom.), H-6' (7.5, arom.), -OH (12.50), HC=N (9.25); compound 6, H-6 (8.34), H-2' (7.80, arom.), H-6' (7.00, arom.), HC=N (9.15); compound 7, H-3 (6.80, arom.), H-6 (7.67), H-2' (6.96, arom.), H-6' (6.94, arom.), -OH (13.59), HC=N (9.43); compound 8, H-3 (6.80, arom.), H-6 (8.80), H-2' (7.50, arom.), H-6' (6.33, arom.), HC=N (9.26); compound 9, H-3 (6.80, arom.), H-6 (8.35), H-2' (7.80, arom.), H-6' (7.03, arom.), HC=N (9.11); compound 10, H-3 (7.48, arom.), H-4 (7.35, arom.) H-6 (8.42), H-1' (7.93, arom.), H-6' (7.27, arom.), HC=N (9.12); compound 11, H-3 (7.51, arom.), H-4 (7.10, arom.), H-6 (8.45), H-1' (7.76, arom.), H-6’(6.95 arom.), HC=N (9.41), -OH (13.24); compound 12, H-3 (8.14, arom.), H-4 (8.12, arom.) H-6 (8.44), H-1' (8.32, arom.), H-6' (7.30, arom.), HC=N (9.26); compound 13, H-3 (7.26, arom.), H-4 (7.84, arom.) H-6 (8.42), H-1' (7.26, arom.), H-6' (7.84, arom.), HC=N (9.08);<sup> 13</sup>C-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl<sub>3</sub>, δ ppm), compound 1, C-2 (155.20), C-3 (119.50), C-4 (138.80), C-5 (123.40), C-6 (149.20), C-1' (118.20), C-2' (161.20), C-3' (119.20), C-4' (133.40), C-5' (118.10), C-6' (132.90), C=N (163.50); compound 6, C-4 (138.00), C-1' (135.00), C-2' (129.26), C-3' (128.58), C-4' (131.69), C-5' (128.58), C-6' (129.260), -CH<sub>3</sub> (20.97); compound 7, C-2 (156.69), C-3 (121.98), C-4 (138.37), C-5 (121.98), C-6 (157.88), C-1' (118.93), C-2' (161.62), C-3' (117.09), C-4' (133.22), C-5' (118.87), C-6' (133.45), C=N (164.15), -CH<sub>3</sub> (24.38); compound 8, C-2 (159.16), C-3 (125.49), C-4 (137.00), C-5 (125.49), C-6 (149.20), C-1' (137.16), C-2' (129.33), C-3' (134.40), C-4' (148.05), C-5' (134.40), C-6' (129.33), C=N (159.39), -CH<sub>3</sub> (20.93); compound 9, C-2 (148.33), C-3 (134.01), C-4 (136.56), C-5 (134.01), C-6 (149.39), C-1' (134.67), C-2' (130.57), C-3' (131.88), C-4' (120.56), C-5' (131.88), C-6' (130.87), C=N (161.13), -CH<sub>3</sub> (20.97); compound 10, C-2 (159.39), C-3 (120.85), C-4 (137.51), C-5 (137.58), C-6 (157.07), C-1' (137.88), C-2' (129.88), C-3' (132.26), C-4' (129.66), C-5' (132.26), C-6' (128.90), C=N (163.46); compound 11, C-2 (161.59), C-3 (133.45), C-4 (137.96), C-5 (130.24), C-6 (147.57), C-1' (121.60), C-2' (155.64), C-3' (117.14), C-4' (133.99), C-5' (119.22), C-6' (133.45), C=N (164.97); compound 12, C-1 (158.47), C-2 (131.00), C-4 (138.04), C-5 (130.14), C-6 (149.85), C-1' (141.14), C-2' (130.98), C-3' (124.08), C-4' (147.85), C-5' (124.04), C-6' (130.18), C=N (160.52); compound 13, C-2 (158.95), C-3 (134.64), C-4 (137.95), C-5 (130.13), C-6 (147.41), C-1' (137.958), C-2' (132.23), C-3' (130.94), C-4' (121.09), C-5' (130.94), C-6' (132.23), C=N (162.00).</p></sec></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Results and Discussion</title><p>In the present work, the new 2-(X-benzylidine)-Y-pyridins (Schiff’s bases) were obtained from the reaction of X-benzaldehydes with 2-amino-Y-pyridines. The products were solids and the yields were 70% - 90%, reasona- bly high which indicates greater reactivity of these carbonyl compounds.</p><sec id="s3_1"><title>3.1. The Stereochemistry of the Schiff’s Bases</title><p>The stereochemistry of the free imines was determined on the basis of their <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C-NMR spectral data. The <sup>1</sup>H-NMR spectrum (in CDCl<sub>3</sub>), shows that there is only one set of isomer signals, exist mainly in E-imine form.</p></sec><sec id="s3_2"><title>3.2. IR, <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C-NMR Spectra</title><p>The infrared spectra show that the absorption of the C=N group for imines 1 - 13 (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>) occurred in the re- gion (v1590 - 1620 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>) as one band for each imine. In addition to the absorption of proton of (<sup>1</sup>H-C=N) group, occurred in the region (δ 9.01 - 9.43 ppm) as one single peak for each imine. Inspection of the region 700 - 900 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, where C-H out of plane bending vibrations of the aromatic ring is expected, did not result in the observa- tion of mixtures of E- and Z-diastereoisomers [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref9">9</xref>] .</p><p>The IR results are in good agreement with an earlier study of some imines derived from some thiophene and furfural derivatives which have been reported to exist exclusively in the E-form [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref10">10</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref12">12</xref>] . Further evidence of formation of imine is the absence of absorption of C=O group at (1695 - 1700 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>) and absence of absorption of NH<sub>2</sub> group at ca. 3300 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> for symmetric stretching frequency and unsymmetric frequency at 3450 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>. In addition, further evidence comes from the absorption of C=C (stretching), at v1500 - 1600 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>. infrared spec- trum of compound (1), in which v-C=N absorption appear at 1608.63 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> and v-OH at 3440 - 3485 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, as broad band compared with the absorption of v-C=N at 1600.92 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> for compound 9, which are affected by both (X) and (Y) substituents. The substituent of electron withdrawing group (-NO<sub>2</sub>) para to -C=N, shift the absorp- tion of v-C=N to higher frequency as a result of decrease in electron density on C=N bond, induced by electron withdrawing NO<sub>2</sub> group.</p><p>IR spectrum of compound (9), shows (C=C-H), for aromatic ring, stretching frequency, abdsorbed at 3039.81 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, v 2964.59 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, and CH<sub>3</sub> stretching vibration appear at v 2864.59 cm<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>. These results are in agreement with published results [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref13">13</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref14">14</xref>] .</p><p>The <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectra of imines having CH<sub>3</sub>-substituents (imines, 1 - 9) in pyridine ring, the CH<sub>3</sub> and =C-H groups of this imines appear as a single peak at δ (2.37 - 2.60) ppm for CH<sub>3</sub> groups, and at δ (9.01 - 9.43) ppm as a single peak for C-H protons. These results indicate that only one diasterioisomeris present in the solution for these imines.</p><p>The <sup>1</sup>H-NMR spectra of imines (7) has been chosen as a model in order to simplify the NMR spectra. In CDCl<sub>3</sub> solution, the Ar-CH<sub>3</sub> group resonates at δ 2.59 ppm (single peak) and -OH group resonates at δ 13.59 ppm (single peak). The H-C= Proton resonate at δ 9.43 ppm (single peak). The aromatic protons appear as (ABA’B’) pattern. The pyridine proton, H6 of imine (7) resonate at δ 7.67 ppm (doublet of doublet) at low field, and so the H3 and H5, and due to the absorption of pyridine protons and aromatic ring protons absorb in the same region, a complicated and observed as an overlap spectra.</p><p>The <sup>13</sup>C-NMR spectra of imine (7) has been chosen model in order to simplify the <sup>13</sup>C-NMR spectra. The qu- aternary carbon in pyridine and aromatic rings and imine group C=N, are readily identified since they are less intense compared with other signals as a result of long relaxation times of the quaternary carbons [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref15">15</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref16">16</xref>] . The <sup>13</sup>C spectrum (in CDCl<sub>3</sub>), shows signals at δ 164.15 ppm and single peak at δ 24.38 ppm for pyridine -CH<sub>3</sub> group. The C-2’ (attached to OH group) show signal at δ 161.62 ppm. The total numbers of carbons in both rings and C=N group are 12 carbons, this is demonstrated in the experimental part.</p><p>Further evidence comes from imine spectrum of compound (13). The proton NMR spectrum shows signal at δ 9.08 ppm (single peak) for <sup>1</sup>H-C=N proton, and another signal at δ 8.42 ppm assigned for C<sub>6</sub>-H. The <sup>1</sup>H-NMR signals C<sub>3</sub>-H, C<sub>4</sub>-H (on pyridine ring) and aromatic protons signals shown at δ 7.26 - 7.84 ppm together. But the case will be different by studying the <sup>13</sup>C-NMR of imine (13). The numbers of <sup>13</sup>C are 10 carbons. The quater- nary carbon is less intense compared with other carbon signals. The assignments of the chemical shifts of the backbone carbons are based either on spin-lattice relaxation or on the study of substituent effects in benzene de- rivatives [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref17">17</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.46240-ref18">18</xref>] .</p><p>The <sup>13</sup>C chemical shifts of imines are listed in the experimental part. It is worth noting that the carbon −13 chemical shifts for isomethine group (imines) (HC=N) carbons are affected by both (X) and (Y) substituent’s on aromatic and pyridine rings respectively. When (X)-NO<sub>2</sub> group substituted at C-4, the C=N, singleresonance</p><table-wrap id="table3"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 3</object-id><label>Table 3</label><caption><p>. δ <sup>1</sup>H-CH=N and δ <sup>13</sup>C=N for Schiff bases (1 - 13)</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Complex No.</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >δ <sup>13</sup>C=N (ppm)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >δ <sup>1</sup>H-CH=N (ppm)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Complex No.</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >δ <sup>13</sup>C=N (ppm)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >δ <sup>1</sup>H-CH=N (ppm)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >163.50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.44</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >159.39</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.26</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >164.11</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >161.13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.11</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >146.24</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.42</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >163.46</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.12</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >159.25</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.25</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >164.97</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.41</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >161.02</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.01</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >160.52</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.26</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >164.65</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >162.00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.08</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >164.15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.43</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>appear at δ 159.39 ppm, the more electron withdrawing group, the more shielding effect. The substitution at py- ridine ring shows less effect on δ C=N absorption (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table3">Table 3</xref>).</p></sec></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Conclusion</title><p>The new pyridine imines derivatives have been characterized by elemental analysis, UV, IR, <sup>1</sup>H, and <sup>13</sup>C-NMR spectroscopy. Interestingly, the carbon-13 chemical shifts for azomethine group (imines) (CH=N) carbons which are affected by both (X) and (Y) substituents. The stereochemistry of the imines was determined through their NMR spectral data. 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