申请人:Takasago Perfumery Co., Ltd.
公开号:EP0245960A2
公开(公告)日:1987-11-19
A process for preparing an N-acyltetrahydroisoquinoline represented by formula (II)
wherein A repesents a phenylene ring substituted with a hydroxyl group, a Cl-4 alkoxy, acetoxy, or benzyloxy group; R represents a hydrogen atom, a Cl-1 alkyl, or phenyl group; and X represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or a phenyl group substituted with a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group or an acetoxy group,
which comprises asymmetrically hydrogenating a solution of an N-acyl-1-methylenetetrahydroisoquinoline or N-acyl-1-benzylidenetetrahydroisoquinoline represented by formula (I)
wherein A, R, and X are as defined above, in solution at a H₂ pressure of 1 to 10 kg/cm² at 10 to 40°C for 10 to 160 hours, in the presence as catalyst of an optically active ruthenium-phosphine complex, of which several examples are given.
The process exclusively and efficiently provides a useful isomer of the N-actyltetrahydroisoquinoline of high purity which is useful as an intermediate for synthesizing isoquinoline type alkaloids as pharmaceuticals without involving optical resolution of a racemate.
一种制备由式(II)代表的N-酰基四氢异喹啉的工艺
其中 A 代表被羟基、Cl-4 烷氧基、乙酰氧基或苄氧基取代的苯基环;R 代表氢原子、Cl-1 烷基或苯基;X 代表氢原子、苯基或被羟基、低级烷氧基或乙酰氧基取代的苯基、
其中包括不对称地氢化由式(I)代表的 N-酰基-1-亚甲基四氢异喹啉或 N-酰基-1-亚苄基四氢异喹啉的溶液
其中 A、R 和 X 如上定义,在光学活性钌膦络合物作为催化剂存在下,于 10 至 40°C 下,在 1 至 10 kg/cm² 的 H₂ 压力下,在溶液中进行 10 至 160 小时。
该工艺独家有效地提供了一种有用的高纯度 N-内酰四氢异喹啉异构体,该异构体可用作合成异喹啉类生物碱的中间体,而不涉及外消旋体的光学解析。