Diastereo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of a Challenging Enamide Derived from 4-Phenyl-2-tetralone: An Appealing Shortcut Towards Enantiopure<i>cis</i>-2-Aminotetraline Derivatives
catalytic hydrogenation of the enamide N‐(4‐phenyl‐3,4‐dihydronaphthalen‐2‐yl)propionamide (2 a) using palladium on carbon is performed. This procedure provides the melatonin receptor ligand (±)‐cis‐4‐phenyl‐2‐propionamidotetralin (cis‐4‐P‐PDOT, 1 a) and its 8‐methoxy analog. Furthermore, Rh and Ru catalyzed homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation of the challenging racemic endocyclic enamide 2 a with
Toward the Definition of Stereochemical Requirements for MT<sub>2</sub>-Selective Antagonists and Partial Agonists by Studying 4-Phenyl-2-propionamidotetralin Derivatives
New derivatives of 4-phenyl-2-propionamidotetralin (4-P-PDOT) were prepared and tested on cloned MT1 and MT2 receptors, with the purpose of merging previously reported pharmacophores for nonselective agonists and for MT2-selective antagonists. A 8-methoxy group increases binding affinity of both (±)-cis- and (±)-trans-4-P-PDOT, and it can be bioisosterically replaced by a bromine. Conformational analysis