Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of [1,2,4]Triazino[5,4- a]isoquinoline Derivatives via (3 + 3) Cycloaddition Reactions of Diazo Compounds and Isoquinolinium Methylides

Org Lett. 2022 Jun 3;24(21):3766-3771. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01122. Epub 2022 May 23.

Abstract

An array of chiral [1,2,4]triazino[5,4-a]isoquinoline derivatives were obtained in excellent yields (up to 98%) and with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee) via a new highly asymmetric (3 + 3) cycloaddition reaction of diazo compounds and isoquinolinium methylides, with a bifunctional chiral phase-transfer catalyst (PTC). Density functional theory calculations show that PTC has a bridge role in the deprotonation/protonation process. The obtained products were transformed into densely functionalized polycyclic heterocompounds with multiple stereocenters.