申请人:Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
公开号:US05374727A1
公开(公告)日:1994-12-20
A process for the asymmetric hydrogenation of 6,7-dihydropyrido[1,2-a]indole-8-methanol or its aromatically-substituted derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each, independently, is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-7 -alkyl, C.sub.1-7 -haloalkyl, hydroxy, C.sub.1-7 -alkoxy, C.sub.1-7 -alkylthio, C.sub.1-7 -alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.1-7 -alkylsulfonyl, nitro, amino or acylamino, to (S)- or (R)-compounds of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the significances given above and the asterisk (*) denotes the chiral center, carried out using optically active rhodium-diphosphine complexes as catalysts, is described. The production of the compounds II, which also form an object of the invention, is also described. The compounds I and II are valuable intermediates, for example, for the preparation of pharmaceutically active substances.
本发明涉及一种用于不对称氢化6,7-二氢吡啶[1,2-a]吲哚-8-甲醇或其芳基取代衍生物的方法,其化学式为##STR1##其中R.sup.1,R.sup.2和R.sup.3各自独立地为氢,卤素,C.sub.1-7-烷基,C.sub.1-7-卤代烷基,羟基,C.sub.1-7-烷氧基,C.sub.1-7-烷基硫醚,C.sub.1-7-烷基亚磺酰基,C.sub.1-7-烷基磺酰基,硝基,氨基或酰胺基,得到公式为##STR2##其中R.sup.1,R.sup.2和R.sup.3具有上述给定的意义,星号(*)表示手性中心,使用光学活性的铑-二膦配合物作为催化剂进行。本发明还描述了化合物II的生产,化合物I和II是有价值的中间体,例如,用于制备药物活性物质。