Ruthenium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of 1-Aryl-Substituted Dihydroisoquinolines: Access to Valuable Chiral 1-Aryl-Tetrahydroisoquinoline Scaffolds
Give me an H! Give me another H! The first general and highly enantioselective Ru‐catalyzed transferhydrogenation of a wide range of 1‐aryl‐substituted 1,2,3,4‐dihydroisoquinolines is described. This atom‐economic reaction proceeds under mild conditions, allowing rapid access to the corresponding biologically relevant 1‐aryl‐tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives, in high yields and enantioselectivities
Chiral 8-Amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives in Metal Catalysts for the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of 1-Aryl Substituted-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines as Alkaloids Precursors
Although modest enantiomericexcess values were obtained (up to 69% ee in the case of substrate I), a satisfactory quantitative conversion was successfully fulfilled even in the case of the most demanding hindered substrates when La(OTf)3 was used as beneficial additive, opening up the possibility for a rational design of novel chiral catalysts alternatives to the Noyori-Ikariya (arene)Ru(II)/TsDPEN