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A rapid pathway for the synthesis of various ß-phenethylamines from aromatic aldehydes has been developed. Initially, a wide range of 5-aryloxazolidines was prepared via the [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of N-methylazomethine ylide derived from sarcosine and paraformaldehyde. The subsequent reduction of 5-aryloxazolidines with triethylsilane in trifluoroacetic acid yields three types of products: N,N-dimethylphenylethanolamines, N,N-dimethylphenethylamines, and tetrahydroisoquinolines, depending on the substituents in the aromatic ring and reaction conditions. Moreover, an additional step of oxazolidine hydrolysis or ring-opening with hydrogen cyanide allowed us to synthesize N-methyl- or N-methyl-N-(cyanomethyl)phenethylamines.
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5-Aryloxazolidines react with arenes under Lewis or Brønsted acid conditions via the Friedel-Crafts/Pictet-Spengler double alkylation sequence to give alkaloid-like 4-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines in 12-94% yields. Three approaches for the controlled insertion of substituents into the target molecules and application of oxazolidine derivatives such as 1-arylethanol-2-amines or 4-hydroxytetrahydroisoquinolines in the alkylation of arenes are also described. An unprecedented two-step easily scalable synthesis of the 4-aryltetrahydroisoquinoline core from aromatic aldehyde was achieved applying oxazolidine methodology.
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A methodology for the synthesis of 7,12-dihydro-5H-6,12-methanodibenzo[c,f]azocines from aromatic aldehydes and N-(methoxymethyl)-N-(trimethylsilylmethyl)benzylamine using catalysis by trifluoroacetic and perchloric acids is described. The developed protocol was applied for the synthesis of N-unsubstituted and N-methyl-4-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines.
RESUMEN
Active methylene compounds react with in situ generated nonstabilized azomethine ylides via the domino Mannich reaction-dipolar cycloaddition to form 3,3-disubstituted pyrrolidines, including oxindole alkaloids. When the starting material possesses a single activated hydrogen, the reaction terminates at the Mannich base stage. The developed methodology was applied to a short and efficient synthesis of (±)-horsfiline and N-protected (±)-coerulescine.
RESUMEN
Nonstabilized azomethine ylides are easily trapped by anthraquinone to form stable spiro-oxazolidines, which have an unusual ability to undergo a cycloreversion in the presence of other dipolarophiles at 120-150 °C. All tested recycloadditions with carbonyl compounds and electron-poor alkenes occurred in moderate to high yields (41-92%). Moreover, increasing the reaction temperature to 210 °C made it possible to obtain adducts with low reactive dipolarophiles.