An efficient synthesis of optically pure (S)-2-functionalized 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline

Using a copper-catalyzed coupling reaction of amino acid and aryl halide, followed by intramolecular cyclization of N-aryl-1-hydroxyl-3-propylamines under the Swern’s condition as the key steps, (S)-2-hydroxymethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline was synthesized as an example of optically pure 2-functionalized 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines.     

An effective method for the preparation of mono N-alkyl derivatives of 1,1′-bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline)

The condensation of 1,1′-bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) with alkyl, aralkyl and aryl aldehydes, but not ketones, in ethanol or chloroform provides useful cyclic aminal [8-substituted 5,6,10,11,15b,15c-hexahydro-2,3,13,14-tetramethoxy-8H-imidazo[5,1-a:4,3-a′]diisoquinoline] intermediates that when subsequently treated with sodium cyanoborohydride in ethanol, followed by the addition of 2 M hydrochloric acid, gave monosubstituted N-alkyl 1,1′-bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) derivatives in very high yields. The rates of the initial condensation with four different aldehydes were measured, and the entire sequence was successfully applied in one example to a ‘one-pot’ process; this signals a versatile route to differentially N-substituted 1,1′-bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) derivatives.     

Synthesis and further transformations of 8-chloro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline

Two procedures for the synthesis of barely accessible 8-chloro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline were investigated. The first approach is based on a directed ortho-lithiation of N-pivaloyl meta-chlorophenylethylamine, followed by formylation and subsequent ring closure under acidic conditions. In the second, more advantageous variant, the N-hydroxyethyl ortho-chlorobenzylamine intermediate undergoes a Friedel-Crafts reaction, and the resulting tetrahydro derivative is oxidized with N-bromosuccinimide. The 8-chloro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline key intermediate is then applied in Suzuki reactions to give various 8-aryl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines, which are finally treated with alkyl or aryllithiums to give 1-substituted 8-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines. These novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives can be used as building blocks in the synthesis of potential drug candidates.     

Protecting group directed cyclization: asymmetric synthesis of both cis- and trans-dihydrexidine from a common precursor

Protection group of amino- and tethered o-arene functionality of 1,4-aryl-2-amino-1-butanol derived from l-serine dictates the cyclization mode under acidic conditions leading to reverse diastereoselectivity. N-Boc and acetal protected amino alcohol undergo cascade cyclization providing exclusively cis-dihydrexidine via reduction, where formation of C-ring (isoquinoline unit) prior to Friedel–Crafts cyclization control the cis-stereochemistry of the B-ring. N-Cbz and O-benzyl protection direct first F–C cyclization yielding the trans-1-aryl-2-aminotetralin and subsequent deprotection-cyclization forming the C-ring afforded dihydrexidine.     

微波辐射下合成3-芳基-9-氨基-1,2,3,4-四氢吖啶-1-酮衍生物

在微波辐射和对甲基苯磺酸的催化作用下, 5-芳基-1,3-环己二酮与邻氨基苯甲腈进行缩合反应, 得到了N-取代的2-氨基苯甲腈衍生物, 在K₂CO₃和Cu₂Cl₂的催化作用下进一步合环, 得到3-芳基-9-氨基-1,2,3,4-四氢吖啶-1-酮衍生物, 用LiAlH₄还原羰基得到3-芳基-9-氨基-1,2,3,4-四氢吖啶-1-醇衍生物. 新合成化合物的结构均经元素分析、红外光谱和核磁共振光谱予以确认.     

New methods for the preparation of aryl 2-iminoimidazolidines

A divergent strategy for the synthesis of 1-aryl- and 2-aryl-2-iminoimidazolidines is presented. Cyclization of N-Boc-N′-aryl-N′′-(2-hydroxyethyl)guanidines in the presence of methanesulfonyl chloride and triethylamine or sodium hydride at 0 °C affords the corresponding 2-iminoimidazolidines in good yields.     

Three-component sequential synthesis of N,N′-disubstituted 5-arylidenedihydropyrimidine-2,4-dione

A three-component sequential process consisting in (1) in situ formation of carbodiimides by Staudinger reaction, (2) reaction with 2-(bromomethyl)-3-aryl-2-propenoic acids, and (3) final cyclization of the resulting N-acylurea intermediates in order to obtain the synthesis of an array of N,N′-disubstituted 5-arylidenedihydropyrimidine-2,4-dione under mild conditions is presented.     

Stereocontrolled metalloenamine alkylations: application to the asymmetric synthesis of 4-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines

A procedure for the asymmetric synthesis of 4-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines is described. The key step in the synthetic route is a stereocontrolled metalloenamine alkylation using (R)-(+)-phenylglycinol methyl ether as the chiral auxiliary. Subsequent N-methylation, hydrogenolysis and cyclization afforded the target heterocycles with enantiomeric excesses higher than 99%.     

The first synthesis of N,O-protected β-isoserines bearing two adjacent quaternary stereogenic centers and their corresponding β-lactams

The reaction of chiral (2S)-enolates of dioxolan-4-ones, derived from lactic and mandelic acids, with (S_R)-tert-butyl sulfinyl ketimines, derived from butan-2-one, pentan-2-one, and decan-2-one, afforded conformationally restrained β^2,2,3,3-isoserines bearing two adjacent quaternary stereogenic centers in the form of N-sulfinyl protected 1′-amino-dioxolan-4-ones. The selective acid-induced removal of the sulfinyl protecting group provided the corresponding 1′-aminodioxolanones, whose base-induced cyclization afforded the corresponding chiral tetra-substituted 3-hydroxy-β-lactams. The synthesis of a dipeptide by reaction coupling between the 1′-aminodioxolanone (2S,5R,1′R)-19 and N,N-dimethylglycine was successfully achieved.     

A new convergent and stereoselective synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted N-acylpyrrolidines

A new synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted N-acylpyrrolidines through an S_N2′ reaction promoted by the nitrogen anion of a secondary amide onto an allylic bromide is reported. A moderate stereoselectivity, in favour of the trans heterocycle, was observed during the cyclization of a chiral precursor, while a good stereoselectivity, this time in favour of the cis one, was obtained when the second stereocentre was introduced after the cyclization step to give the same product.     

Intramolecular Heck reaction: A facile sequential one-pot synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines

A simple and convenient sequential one-pot synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,6] naphthyridines has been developed. The reductive amination of 2-chloro-3-formylquinolines with various amines in the presence of sodium borohydride provided the corresponding secondary amines in high yields. Further, a sequential one-pot reaction involving N-allylation and intramolecular Heck type 6-exo-trig cyclization was performed on the secondary amines to afford a range of desired 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,6]-naphthyridine derivatives in good to high yields.     

Chiral aziridine-2-carboxylates: versatile precursors for functionalized tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) containing heterocycles

Preparation of functionalized 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines 17a–j from (S)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-1-[(R)-1-phenylethyl]aziridine-2-carboxamide 4 is an effective route for the synthesis of 3-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-ols. Stereoselective reduction of the cyclic imines 17a–j resulted in (1S,3S,4R)-4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxy)-3-[(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl]-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2-disubstituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and the desilylation of the TBS groups afforded (1S,3S,4R)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2-disubstituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-ols 19a–i in good yields. Also, an asymmetric synthesis of novel tetracyclic 3-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-ols 23 and 25 was successfully achieved via Pd-catalyzed N-arylation and C–C coupling reaction.     

The Thorpe-Ziegler-type reaction of 3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones with Biginelli 6-bromomethyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones: cascade assembling of tetra- and pentacyclic heterocyclic scaffolds

3-Cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones have been shown to react with Biginelli-type ethyl 4-aryl-6-(bromomethyl)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates upon heating in DMF giving rise to ethyl 4-aryl-6-{[(3-cyanopyridin-2-yl)thio]methyl}-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates. The latter upon treatment with an excess of NaH or t-BuOK in boiling DMF undergo a tandem Thorpe-Ziegler-type heterocyclization to give pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′]thieno[2′,3′:5,6]pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives in good yields. Selected compounds were tested for antibacterial and antifungal activity.     

Modular strategy for the synthesis of functionalized aryl-fused azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes via radical-mediated cascade cyclization

A two-step synthesis of rare 2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes is described. N-propargyl amides obtained via Cu(I)-catalyzed three-component coupling, underwent radical-mediated cascade cyclization to afford 5,6-aryl-fused 2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes with arylidene functionality on the two-carbon bridge in 43–62% yields. Phenylidene and 1-naphtylidene derivatives were obtained exclusively as Z diastereomers, whereas electron rich groups in the arylidene substituent afforded product mixtures favoring the Z diastereomer by 2.3:1 M ratio.     

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 .     

Convenient synthesis of 7-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,5-b]- and [2,3-b]-1,5-oxazocine-6-ones

A convenient and diversity-oriented method for synthesis of the novel 7-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,5-b]-1,5-oxazocine-6-one skeleton 1 and the very rarely described 7-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[2,3-b]-1,5-oxazocine-6-one skeleton 2, featuring cyclization using nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S_NAr) and Suzuki coupling, is described.     

Substituent effects in the ring-chain tautomerism of 4-aryl-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolines

By condensation of 1-(2′-aminoethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives with substituted benzaldehydes, 1,6-unsubstituted and diastereomers of 1-methyl- or 6-methyl-substituted 4-aryl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolines were prepared. The ring-chain tautomeric equilibria of most of these compounds in CDCl₃ at 300 K were found to be shifted nearly totally towards either the cyclic or the open tautomeric forms, while the (6R*,11bR*)-6-methyl substituted compounds proved to be three-component tautomeric mixtures, the equilibria of which could be characterized by a Hammett-type equation. The conformational equilibria of the cyclic forms turned out to be strongly influenced by the 1- and 6-methyl substituents and the configurations of the substituted carbons (C-1 or C-6 and C-4) relative to C-11b.     

1,n-Diamines. Part 3: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-acyl-N′-arylhexahydropyrimidines and hexahydro-1,3-diazepines

In this Letter we present a method for the synthesis of N-acyl-N′-arylhexahydropyrimidines 1, by ring closure of N-acyl-N′-aryl-1,3-propanediamines 3 with formaldehyde. Cyclodehydrations were performed in aqueous medium under microwave irradiation, and led to high yields of the desired compounds in remarkably short reaction times. The method also allowed for the synthesis of hitherto unreported N-acyl-N′-arylhexahydro-1,3-diazepines 2. The acyclic tetramethylenic precursors 4 were synthesized by selective functionalization of N-arylputrescines.     

Synthesis of chiral β-3-amino-2-hydroxyalkanoates and 3-alkyl-3-hydroxy-β-lactams by double asymmetric induction

Reactions of chiral (2S)-enolates of dioxolan-4-ones, derived from lactic, mandelic, and phenyllactic acids, with aliphatic (S_S)- and (S_R)-tert-butylsulfinyl aldimines afforded conformationally restrained C2-disubstituted N,O-orthogonally protected 3-amino-2-hydroxyalkanoates in the form of N-sulfinyl protected 1′-aminodioxolan-4-ones. The product distribution showed that there is significant kinetic selectivity, due to the presence of ‘matched’ and ‘mismatched’ components, between the (S)- or (R)-tert-butylsulfinyl aldimines and the (2S)-enolates of the 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones. Selective methoxide-induced removal of the acetal group of the N-sulfinyl-1′-aminodioxolanones yielded the corresponding N-sulfinyl protected methyl alkanoates. In addition, the selective acid-induced removal of the sulfinyl group of the N-sulfinyl-1′-aminodioxolanones provided the corresponding N-unprotected 1′-aminodioxolanones, whose base-induced cyclization afforded the corresponding β-lactams.     

Stereoselective synthesis of N-phenylsulfonyl substituted spiro-β-lactams

A stereoselective synthesis of N-phenylsulfonyl substituted spiro-β-lactams obtained from the N-(phenylmethylene)benzenesulfonamide and the ketene valence tautomer of the bicyclic mesoionic compounds derived from 4-hydroxy substituted N-acyl-l-prolines in the presence of acetic anhydride as the dehydrating agent is presented. The reaction of (2S,4R)-4-acetyloxy or benzoyloxy-N-acyl-proline with the above imine afforded a mixture of two diastereoisomeric spiro-β-lactams with complete stereoselectivity for the spiro carbon.