Organocatalytic cascade reactions: diversity-oriented synthesis for the construction of hydroisoquinoline scaffolds

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jun 7;50(45):6035-8. doi: 10.1039/c4cc01231c. Epub 2014 Apr 28.

Abstract

The organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of highly functionalized hydroisoquinolines by trienamine-mediated [4+2]-cycloaddition/nucleophilic ring-closing reaction cascade sequence of cyanoacrylamides with 2,4-dienals is presented. The corresponding cycloadducts are formed in high yields and excellent stereoselectivities. Moreover, a series of transformations demonstrate the synthetic application of the obtained hydroisoquinolines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylamides / chemistry*
  • Aldehydes / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cycloaddition Reaction / methods*
  • Isoquinolines / chemical synthesis*
  • Isoquinolines / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Acrylamides
  • Aldehydes
  • Isoquinolines