申请人:Takasago Perfumery Co., Ltd.
公开号:US04851537A1
公开(公告)日:1989-07-25
A process for preparing an N-acyltetrahydroisoquinoline represented by formula (II) ##STR1## wherein A represents a phenylene ring substituted with a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group, an acetoxy group, or a benzyloxy group; R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a phenyl group; and X represents a hydrogen atoms, a phenyl group, or a phenyl group substituted with a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group, or an acetoxy group, which comprises asymmetrically hydrogenating an N-acyl-1-methylenetetrahydroisoquinoline or N-acyl-1-benzylidenetetrahydroisoquinoline represented by formula (I) ##STR2## wherein A, R, and X are as defined above, in the presence of an optically active ruthenium-phosphine complex as a catalyst. The process exclusively and efficiently provides a useful isomer of the N-acyltetrahydroisoquinoline of high purity which is useful as an intermediate for synthesizing isoquinoline type alkaloids as pharmaceuticals without involving optical resolution of a racemate.
一种制备式(II)的N-酰基四氢异喹啉的方法,其中A代表取代有羟基、低级烷氧基、乙酰氧基或苄氧基的苯环;R代表氢原子、低级烷基或苯基;X代表氢原子、苯基或取代有羟基、低级烷氧基或乙酰氧基的苯基,包括在手性铑膦配合物催化剂的存在下,对式(I)所代表的N-酰基-1-甲基四氢异喹啉或N-酰基-1-苄基亚甲基四氢异喹啉进行不对称氢化,其中A、R和X如上所定义。该方法以高纯度的N-酰基四氢异喹啉的有用异构体为唯一和高效的产物,该异构体可用作合成异喹啉类生物碱药物的中间体,而不涉及拆分外消旋体的光学分辨过程。