Microwave-assisted, solvent-free synthesis of 1-(α- or β-hydroxynaphthyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines by the Mannich reaction

As a new extension of the Mannich reaction of naphthols, 1-(hydroxynaphthyl)-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines were synthesized by the nucleophilic addition of 1- or 2-naphthol to 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines under solvent-free conditions, using microwave irradiation. The additions to 3-methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline proved to be a highly diastereoselective processes, resulting in the cis isomers as the main or the only products.     

Reactions of 6,7-dimethoxy- 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline with <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-quinone methides

Products of heterocyclization, 9,10-dimethoxy-12,13-dihydro-7aH,15H-naphtho[1',2':5,6][1,3]oxazino-[2,3-a]isoquinolines, were isolated on condensing 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline with 1-dimethylaminomethyl-2-naphthols. In the case of o-hydroxybenzyl alcohols products of a Michael aza reaction, 2-[(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)methyl]phenols were obtained.     

Synthesis of 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines using nitroalkanes in polyphosphoric acid

Russian Chemical Bulletin - A new method for the synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline based on the reaction of 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethan-1-amine (homoveratrylamine) with aliphatic...     

Isoquinoline derivatives

6,7-Dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-spirocyclopentane was obtained by condensation of 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-1-(aminomethyl)cyclopentane with formalin. The corresponding amides, which were reduced to tertiary amines, were synthesized by reaction of the latter with the acid chlorides of substituted benzoic and phenylacetic acids. Substituted dibenzo[a,-g]quinolizines, isoindolo[1,2-a]isoquinolines, and 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-[(6,7-dimethoxy-1, 2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolinyl)methyl]cyclopentane were synthesized, respectively, by condensation of 1-aryl (or aralkyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-spirocyclopentanes and their open analog -1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylaminomethyl)cyclopentane — with formalin.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 679–682, May, 1973.     

The effect of 6- and 7-substituents on the structure and tautomeric conversions of 3,3-dimethyl-1-(4,4-dimethylcyclohexa-2,6-dion-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline

The crystalline and molecular structure of 3,3-dimethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1-(4,4-dimethylcyelohexa-2,6-dion-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (I) have been determined. The effects of 6- and 7- substituents on the structure and tautomeric conversion of 3,3-dimethyl-1-(4,4-dimethylcyclohexa-2, 6-dion-1-yl)-3, 4-dihydroisoquinoline in solution have been studied by IR, electronic, x-ray electronic, and NMR spectroscopy and using quantumchemical calculations in the MNDO/H approximation. It was found that I exists in the enamine-diketone tautomeric form in the crystalline state and in solution. The 6- and 7- substituents cause a change in molecular conformation and a corresponding redistribution of electron density.Russian University of National Friendship, Moscow 117198. N. S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117000. Institute of Technical Chemistry, Ural Section, Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm' 614600. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 922–933, July, 1995. Original article submitted April 15, 1995.     

Eine neue Synthese von 8-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisochinolin

A new Synthesis of 8-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline Vilsmeier formylation of N-[2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]-trifluoroacetamide ( 5 ) yielded the aldehyde 6 , which under mild basic conditions was hydrolyzed to 7 and cyclized to 6,8-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline ( 3 ). Methylation of 3 and reduction of the double bond in 10 afforded 6,8-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ( 11 ). The methoxyl group at C(6) was selectively demethylated and the free hydroxyl group in 12 was phosphorylated to give 13 . Reduction of the latter with potassium in liquid ammonia yielded 8-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ( 2 ), which was demethylated to the title compound 1 .     

Facile and efficient synthesis of 1-[2-(6,7-dimethyl-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethyl]pyrrolidine hydrochloride

An efficient and facile procedure for the preparation of 1-[2-(6,7-dimethyl-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethyl]pyrrolidine hydrochloride from 6,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphtalen-1-one in four steps is proposed. It includes one-step synthesis of 1-(6,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)acetic acid as key intermediate and subsequent transformations of functional groups therein. Published in Russian in Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 449–453. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

1,2-dihydroisoquinolines—XVIII Rearrangements—IV Dihydroisoquinoline rearrangement—15

When 1-allyl-2-methyl-1,2-dihydropapaverine is treated with hot, dilute mineral acid, rearrangement occurs to give, almost exclusively the 3-allyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydropapaverinium salt. The previously reported rearrangement of 1-cinnamyl-2-methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2-dihydroisoquinoline has been re-examined and the earlier result, that rearrangement occurs yield the 3-cinnamyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salt, confirmed.     

Diastereomeric Reissert compounds of isoquinoline and 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline in stereoselective synthesis

Chiral acid chlorides were reacted with isoquinoline and 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline to form diastereomeric Reissert compounds 8-11 and 18-21, respectively. The best diastereoselectivity (80:20) was achieved in formation of the 9-phenylmenthyl derivative 20. The diastereomers of 2-l-menthoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinaldonitriles (S)-8/(R)-8), formed in equal amounts, were inseparable. However, the individual diastereomers of 2-cholesteryloxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinaldonitriles ((R)-11 and (S)-11) and the 2-l-menthoxycarbonyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinaldonitriles ((S)-19/(R)-19)) were each readily purified. (S)-8/(R)-8 (1:1) via the corresponding anions (NaH, -40 degrees C, DMF) with pivaldehyde yielded in 82:18 predominance the S-diastereomer of 1-isoquinolyl tert-butyl carbinyl l-menthyl carbonate ((S)-12), which was obtained in pure form by a single recrystallization; hydrolysis produced 99% pure S-(-)-1-isoquinolyl tert-butyl carbinol [(S)-16]. Reactions of the anions of diastereomeric Reissert compounds, either as mixtures or pure single species, with aromatic aldehydes and alkyl halides proceeded with at best modest selectivity (diastereomeric ratios up to 66:34 and 72:28, respectively). Therefore, it is concluded that the Reissert anions are either planar or rapidly inverting tetrahedral structures.     

Methyl trifluoropyruvate in the Pictet-Spengler reaction

Condensation of methyl trifluoropyruvate with 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine, tryptamine, and (D, L)-tryptophan yielded 1-methoxycarbonyl-1-trifluoromethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, 1-methoxycarbonyl-1-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole, and Z-1-methoxycarbonyl-1-trifluoromethyl-3-carboxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole, respectively. The Z configuration of the latter was determined by x-ray structural analysis.A. N. Nesmayanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow, Russia. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1831–1836, August, 1992.     

Synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxy-1-halobenzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines

Some 6,7-dimethoxy-1-halobenzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines were synthesized from 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine and halophenylacetic acids in three steps in good yield.     

Reaction of 5-phenyl-2,3-dihydrofuran-2,3-dione with 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline. Crystal structure of 1-benzoyl-8,9-dimethoxy-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-dione

The reaction of 5-phenyl-2,3-dihydrofuran-2,3-dione with 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline gave 1-benzoyl-2-hydroxy-8,9-dimethoxy-3,5,6,10b-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-3-one and its oxidation product,viz., 1-benzoyl-8,9-dimethoxy-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-dione. The last-mentioned compound was studied by X-ray structural analysis. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1845–1848, October, 1997.     

Complex of Cadmium(II) Iodide with 3,4-Diphenyl-1-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6,7-Dihydro-5H-Cyclopenta[c]pyridine: Synthesis and X-ray Diffraction Study

Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry - The structure of the cadmium(II) iodide complex with 3,4-diphenyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[c]pyridine is studied and determined by...     

(1)H and (13)C NMR spectral data for a tricyclic derivative of a Diels-Alder adduct

A complete NMR analysis with full assignment for (1)H and (13)C NMR spectral data for 5-(acetyloxy)-3-hydroxy-9,10-dimethoxy-6-oxo-11-oxatricyclo[6.2.1.0(2,7)]undec-2-yl acetate is described. This compound was prepared by rapid hydrogenation of the unstable Diels-Alder adduct obtained from the reaction between 3,4-dimethoxyfuran and 2,5-diacetoxy-1,4-benzoquinone. Full homonuclear hydrogen coupling constants measurements and molecular mechanics calculations were performed for the determination of the relative stereochemistry.     

Synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxy-1-[(halophenoxy)-methyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines

Some 6,7-dimethoxy-1-[(halophenoxy)methyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines were synthesized from N-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]-2-chloroacetamide via three steps in good yield.     

Novel reactions of 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline and 3,4-dihydro-β-carboline with dipolarophiles

New reactions of 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline and 3,4-dihydro-β-carboline with various electron-deficient olefins are described. ‘One-pot’ generation and cycloaddition of the 1,3- and 1,4-dipoles formed from these heterocycles with a range of alkene dipolarophiles affords cycloadducts in good yields with high regio- and stereoselectivity.     

Metabolism of a new P-glycoprotein inhibitor HM-30181 in rats using liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry

HM-30181, 4-oxo-4H-chromene-2-carboxylic acid, [2-(2-{4-[2-(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl)-ethyl]-phenyl}-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl]amide, is a new P-glycoprotein inhibitor. This study was performed to identify the in vitro and in vivo metabolic pathway of HM-30181 in rats. Rat liver microsomal incubation of HM-30181 in the presence of NADPH resulted in the formation of four metabolites, M1-M4. M1 and M2 were identified as 2-(2-{4-[2-(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl)-ethyl]-phenyl}-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-4,5-dimethoxyaniline and 4- or 5-O-desmethyl-HM-30181, respectively, on the basis of liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) analysis with the synthesized authentic standards. M3 and M4 were suggested to be 6- or 7-O-desmethyl-HM-30181 and hydroxy-HM-30181, respectively. These in vitro metabolites were also detected in feces and urine samples after an intravenous administration of HM-30181 to male rats. The metabolic routes for HM-30181 were O-demethylation of the methoxy group to M2 and M3, hydrolysis of the amide group to M1, and hydroxylation to M4.     

Synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyridin-5-ones. I. 3-unsubstituted compounds

Synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyridin-5-ones via a Pechmann condensation of 3-carbethoxy-1-methyl-4-piperidone with various phenols is described. The limitations of this method are discussed. Synthesis of the parent ring system 3a via reduction of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-(phenylmethyl)-8-[(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)oxy]-5H-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-c]pyridin-5-one ( 5 ) is also described.     

Hantzsch-like three-component synthesis of tetracyclic 10b-azachrysenes: Unambiguous structural elucidation using X-ray crystallography and 2D-HMBC spectroscopy

Herein, we report the first synthesis of 10b-azachrysenes via the Hantzsch-like reaction of aldehydes with 2-(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)acetonitrile and dimedone in the presence of acetic acid. The regioselectivity was established using X-ray crystallography and 2D-HMBC spectroscopy.     

Synthesis of novel 1,2-functionally-substituted 6,7-dimethoxy-4-spirocyclo-pentanetetrahydroisoquinolines

1-[(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclopentyl]methylamine has been used in the synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxy-4-spirocyclopentane-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-carboxylic acid N-methylamide which is employed in the preparation of novel derivatives with substituents in positions 1,2,6, and 7.