C–H Activation Guided by Aromatic N–H Ketimines: Synthesis of Functionalized Isoquinolines Using Benzyl Azides and Alkynes
作者:Sreya Gupta、Junghoon Han、Yongjin Kim、Soon W. Lee、Young Ho Rhee、Jaiwook Park
DOI:10.1021/jo501465q
日期:2014.10.3
Aromatic N-H ketimines were in situ generated from various benzylic azides by ruthenium catalysis for the subsequent Rh-catalyzed annulation reaction with alkynes to give the corresponding isoquinolines. In contrast to conventional synthetic methods for aromatic NH ketimines, our protocol works under mild and neutral conditions, which enabled the synthesis of isoquinolines having various functionalities such as carbonyl, ester, alkenyl, and ether groups. In addition, the imidates generated from alpha-azido ethers were successfully used for the synthesis of 1-alkoxyisoquinolines.