Extending the Scope of the New Variant of the Castagnoli–Cushman Cyclocondensation onto o-Methyl Benzoic Acids Bearing Various Electron-Withdrawing Groups in the α-Position

Autor: Natalia Guranova, Lyudmila Yakovleva, Olga Bakulina, Dmitry Dar’in, Mikhail Krasavin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 27, Iss 21, p 7211 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
28801520
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217211
Popis: Based on the previously reported involvement of homophthalic acid monoesters in the Castagnoli–Cushman reaction-type cyclocondensation with imines, we tested a number of other o-methyl benzoic acids bearing various electron-withdrawing groups in the α-position. The majority of these substrates delivered the expected tetrahydroisoquinolone adducts on activation with CDI or acetic anhydride. Homophthalic acid mononitriles displayed the highest promise as substrates for the new reaction, both in terms of scope and product yields. Homophthalic acid monoamides either gave low yields or failed to react with imines. Sulfonyl-substituted substrates gave the desired (and hitherto unknown) type of tetrahydroisoquinolines. Despite the low yields, this approach to sulfonyl-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines appears practical as alternative syntheses based on the traditional, carboxylic acid CCR adducts would presumably be cumbersome and multistep. The azido- and nitro-substituted o-methyl benzoic acids failed to react with imines.
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