Lewis acid promoted three-component reactions of aziridines, arenes and aldehydes: an efficient and diastereoselective synthesis of cis-1,4-disubstituted tetrahydroisoquinolines
摘要:
A new Lewis acid promoted three-component reaction between the aziridine, arene and aldehyde has been developed. This reaction involves sequential ring opening of aziridine and Pictet-Spengler condensation and gives a broad range of cis-1,4-disubstituted tetrahydroisoquinolines in moderate yields with good diastereoselectivities under mild conditions. The methodology provides a rapid and convergent synthesis for the scaffold of tetrahydroisoquinoline and serves as a good tool for constructing the libraries of substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
process for the efficient syntheses of both tetrahydro-β-carbolines and tetrahydroisoquinolines from readily available benzylic alcohols and aziridines was developed, which would be a highly valuable complement to the widely used Pictet–Spenglerreaction. A probable mechanism was proposed based on the isolation and characterization of two key intermediates. This strategy enables facile access to important