Synthesis of 1-(para-methoxyphenyl)tetrazolyl-Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Their Transformations Involving Activated Alkynes

Molecules. 2018 Nov 17;23(11):3010. doi: 10.3390/molecules23113010.

Abstract

1-(p-Methoxyphenyl)tetrazolyl-substituted 6,7-dimethoxy(6,7-methylenedioxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines formed tetrazolyl-substituted azocines in high yields by using activated alkynes. Unsubstituted at 6,7,8-aromatic fragment 1-tetrazolylisoquinoline interacted in several pathways forming tetrazolyl-substituted azocines, 1-tetrazolyl-1-R-vinylisoquinolines and 3-azaspiro[5.5]undeca-1,7,9-triene.

Keywords: Stevens rearrangement; activated alkynes; cycle expansion; tetrazolyl benzazocines; tetrazolylisoquinolines.

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Tetrahydroisoquinolines / chemical synthesis*
  • Tetrahydroisoquinolines / chemistry

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Tetrahydroisoquinolines