Scandium pentafluorobenzoate-catalyzed unexpected cascade reaction of 2-aminobenzaldehydes with primary amines: a process for the preparation of ring-fused aminals

J Org Chem. 2013 Dec 20;78(24):12848-54. doi: 10.1021/jo402331t. Epub 2013 Dec 10.

Abstract

An unexpected cascade reaction of 2-aminobenzaldehydes with arylamines catalyzed by scandium pentafluorobenzoate [Sc(Pfb)3] was reported as a facile strategy for the efficient synthesis of a novel class of polycyclic ring-fused aminals N-substituted-6,7,11b,13-tetrahydro-6,12-[1,2]benzenoquinazolino[3,4-a]quinazolin-13-amines 1. Under similar conditions, a series of the analogues of Tröger's base, 13-substituted-5,6,11,12-tetrahydro-6,12-epiminodibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines 2 were obtained when the arylamines were replaced by methanamines. A possible mechanism for the formation of 1 and 2 was proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry*
  • Benzaldehydes / chemistry*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemical synthesis*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Scandium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Benzaldehydes
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • 2-aminobenzaldehyde
  • Scandium