for the preparation of new antiproliferative metallo-drugs. Here, we reported the synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of a series of platinum complexes using 8aminoquinoline and its chiral 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-derivatives as chelating ligands. In the proposed complexes, a differently and opportunely alkylated imidazole was used to prepare the corresponding monofunctional platinum complexes. The preliminary
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