PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PYRIDO[2,1-a] ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES BY CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION OF AN ENAMINE
申请人:HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
公开号:US20140187785A1
公开(公告)日:2014-07-03
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula
wherein R
2
, R
3
and R
4
are as defined in the specification, comprising the steps of a) catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of an enamine of the formula
wherein R
1
is lower alkyl, in the presence of a transition metal catalyst containing a chiral diphosphane ligand, b) introduction of an amino protecting group Prot and c) amidation of the ester to form an amide of formula
wherein R
2
, R
3
, R
4
and Prot are as defined in the specification.