ChemInform Abstract: A Convenient Synthesis of 1,1-Disubstituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines via Pictet-Spengler Reaction Using Titanium(IV) Isopropoxide and Acetic-Formic Anhydride

Autor: Hirokazu Kodama, Takehiro Sano, Masayoshi Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Yoshie Horiguchi, Toshiaki Saitoh, Hiroko Hamada, Kaori Hanezi
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: ChemInform. 33
ISSN: 1522-2667
0931-7597
DOI: 10.1002/chin.200230184
Popis: A synthesis of 1,1-disubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines (6) was achieved in a highly efficient manner via Pictet-Spengler reaction of arylethylamines (1) and acyclic and cyclic ketones (2) using titanium (IV) isopropoxide and acetic-formic anhydride. The cyclization of the in situ formed acyliminium ion (4) to N-formyl 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (5) was greatly facilitated by using trifluoroacetic acid as an additional reagent. The Pictet-Spengler reaction was carried out by one pot procedure, providing a convenient and effective method for preparing various 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines.
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