Isoquinolines Tetrahydroisoquinolines

J,5)-Obaberine (Bisbenzvlisoquinoline) (5,5)-Oxandrine (Bisbenzylisoquinoline) Pseudoprotopine (protoberberine isoquinoline) (—)-Salsolinol (= 1-Methyl-6,7-dihydroxy- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline) (tetrahydroisoquinoline) Salsolinol main psychoactive in cocoa linked to chocolate craving... 

One-pot metal-catalyzed reaction sequences were also studied for the synthesis of isoquinolines. Tetrahydroisoquinolines were formed in moderate yields using a Pd(OAc)/tri-2-furylphosphine catalyzed one pot 3-bond formation consisting of metal mediated o-alkylation/alkenylation and an intramolecular aza-Michael reaction <04TL6903> shown in... 

An efficient palladium-catalyzed synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles, including isoquinolines, tetrahydroisoquinolines, pyrindines (cyclopenta[b] piridines), and pyridines, has been developed by Larock and coauthors... 

R = Ph, Et, propen-2-yl, cyclohexen-1-yl, C02Et. CH2OH, Pr, —Ph Scheme 10 Synthesis of isoquinolines, tetrahydroisoquinolines, and pyridines. 

Isoquinoline can be reduced quantitatively over platinum in acidic media to a mixture of i j -decahydroisoquinoline [2744-08-3] and /n j -decahydroisoquinoline [2744-09-4] (32). Hydrogenation with platinum oxide in strong acid, but under mild conditions, selectively reduces the benzene ring and leads to a 90% yield of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline [36556-06-6] (32,33). Sodium hydride, in dipolar aprotic solvents like hexamethylphosphoric triamide, reduces isoquinoline in quantitative yield to the sodium adduct [81045-34-3] (25) (152). The adduct reacts with acid chlorides or anhydrides to give N-acyl derivatives which are converted to 4-substituted 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines. Sodium borohydride and carboxylic acids combine to provide a one-step reduction—alkylation (35). Sodium cyanoborohydride reduces isoquinoline under similar conditions without N-alkylation to give... 

When the 1-monoximes or dioximes of 4-acetyl-l-tetralones are hydrogenated in the presence of palladium, mixtures of diastereoisomeric 1-aminotetralones are formed. The m-aminoketone isomers readily form dehydrobenzoisoquinuclideines (3,4-disubstituted-1,4-dihydro-1,4-ethano-isoquinolines). Quaternary immonium salts prepared from these bicyclic imines are then converted by bases to bicyclic enamines [2,4-disubstituted-3-alkylidene-1,4-ethano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines (25)]. 

The Pictet-Spengler reaction is one of the key methods for construction of the isoquinoline skeleton, an important heterocyclic motif found in numerous bioactive natural products. This reaction involves the condensation of a P-arylethyl amine 1 with an aldehyde, ketone, or 1,2-dicarbonyl compound 2 to give the corresponding tetrahydroisoquinoline 3. These reactions are generally catalyzed by protic or Lewis acids, although numerous thermally-mediated examples are found in the literature. Aromatic compounds containing electron-donating substituents are the most reactive substrates for this reaction. 

The Pictet-Spengler reaction has been carried out on various solid support materials " and with microwave irradiation activation.Diverse structural analogues of (-)-Saframycin A have been prepared by carrying out the Pictet-Spengler isoquinoline synthesis on substrates attached to a polystyrene support. Amine 20 was condensed with aldehyde 21 followed by cyclization to give predominantly the cis isomer tetrahydroisoquinoline 22 which was further elaborated to (-)-Saframycin A analogues. 

The rhodium(II) acetate catalyzed reaction of 2-(3-oxo-2-diazobutyryl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline in boiling toluene yielded 2-methyl-4,6,7,l 16-tetra-hydro[l, 3]oxazino[2,3-n]-isoquinoline-4-one in 72% yield (99TL8269). 

Reactions of 3-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-acetamides 202 (R = H) with 36% aqueous CH2O at 60 °C gave 1,3,4,6,7,1 Ih-hexahydro-2//-pyrimido[6,l-a]isoquinolin-2-ones 152 and their 3-methyl derivatives (97LA1165). When the reaction was carried out in the presence of 37% aqueous NaOH 3-hydroxymethyl derivatives 151 were obtained. Reactions with PhCHO were stereospecific to afford only diastereomers 203. 

Treatment of (11 aS)-3-isopropyl-11 a-methyl-4-phenyl-1,6,11,11 a-tetrahy-dro[l,4]oxazino[4,3-6]isoquinolin-l-one (243) with 6N HCl in a pressure tube, then the reaction of the work-up residue with propylene oxide gave (3S)-3-methyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (244) (99S704). 

Cyclocondensation of 2-(2-chloroacetyl)-l, 2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylate 418 (R =N02, R = Me) with liquid NH3 in MeOH in a stainless steel pressure vessel at room temperature overnight gave 8-nitro-2,3,4,6,1 1,1 la-hexahydro-l//-pyrazino[l,2-i]isoquinoline-l,4-dione (419, R=H, R =N02) (97MIP4). (1 la/i)-2-Cycloalkyl-8-hydroxy-2,3,4,6,ll, 1 la-hexahydro-l//-pyrazino[l,2-i]isoquinoline-l,4-diones 419 (R = cycloalkyl, R = OH) were prepared in the reactions of (3/i)-2-chloroace-tyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylate (418, R = OH, R = Et) with cycloalkylamines (98MIP7). 

The thermal condensetion of p-benzyloxyphenylacetic acid and of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenethylamine occurs and gives, with a yield of 86% to 92%, the N-(3-methoxy4-hydroxy-phenethyl-p-benzyloxyphenylacetamide from this latter, by cyclization according to Bischler-Napieralski with phosphorus oxychloride in acetonitrile, followed by reduction with sodium borohydride, there is obtained with a yield of 75% to 80% the 1-(p-benzyloxybenzyl)-6-meth-oxy-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, which is methylated with formaldehyde and formic acid giving 1 (p-benzyloxybenzyl)-2-methyl-6-methoxy-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline with a yieid of 90%. 

B. 2-Acetyl-6,l-dimethoxy-l-methylene-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline [Isoquinoline, 2-acetyl-l,2, A,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-l-methylene-]. A 1-1., three-necked, round-bottomed flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, a reflux condenser topped with a calcium chloride drying tube, and a thermometer is charged with 110 ml. of acetic anhydride, 110 ml. of pyridine, and 45.0 g. (0.22 mole) of the dihydroisoquinoline prepared in Part A. The reaction mixture is stirred and heated at 90-95° for 30 minutes, stored at room temperature overnight, and concentrated by distillation at 50° using a rotary evaporator. The residue is diluted with 20 ml. of ethyl acetate, and another evaporation under reduced pressure gives material that can be crystallized from 75 ml. of ethyl acetate to yield 38.5 41.0 g. (72-77%) of product, m.p. 106-107° (Note 11). 

The reaction is essentially that described by the submitters.8 The procedure illustrates a convenient method for the synthesis of a type of lactone which could serve as an important intermediate in the synthesis of isoquinolones, tetrahydroisoquinolines, and isoquinoline alkaloids Several analogous and closely related lactones have been reported. 

Intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of substituted fiirans has been investigated as a route to the synthesis of isoquinoline alkaloids. Tetrahydroisoquinoline 81 was prepared from furan 80 in 40% yield <95JCS(P1)2393>. 

Additions of stabilized carbanions to imines and hydrazones, respectively, have been used to initiate domino 1,2-addition/cyclization reactions. Thus, as described by Benetti and coworkers, 2-subshtuted 3-nitropyrrolidines are accessible via a nitro-Mannich (aza-Henry)/SN-type process [165]. Enders research group established a 1,2-addition/lactamization sequence using their well-known SAMP/ RAMP-hydrazones 2-308 and lithiated o-toluamides 2-307 as substrates to afford the lactams 2-309 in excellent diastereoselectivity (Scheme 2.72) [166]. These compounds can be further transformed into valuable, almost enantiopure, dihydro-2H-isoquinolin-l-ones, as well as dihydro- and tetrahydroisoquinolines. 

Heating 2-(arylaminothiocarbonyl)-T(2-hydroxyethyl)-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines in EtOH in the presence of HC1 afforded 4-arylimino-l,6,7,llb-tetrahydro-2/7,477-[l,3]thiazino[4,3-tf]isoquinolines <2001ARK33>. 1,3,4,6,7,11b-Hexahydro-2/7-pyrimido[6,l-+]isoquinoline-2,4-diones were obtained by the cyclization of 2-(2-aminocarbonyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-l-yl)acetates on the action of a base <2004MOL694>. 

Treatment of pyrimidine-2-thione 184 with A1C13 yielded 6-oxo-6,7-dihydro-4//-pyrimido[6,l-tf]isoquinolin-4-thione 185 (Equation 37) <1998MI337>. Cyclization of 6,7-diethoxy-2-propylaminocarbonyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-l-acetonitrile using NaOMe afforded 9,10-diethoxy-2-imino-3-propyl-l,2,4,6,7,l lb-hexahydropyrimido[6,l-tf]isoquinolin-4-one <1995S863>. Cyclization of l-(2-carboxyethyl)-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazoline-2,4-dione 186 in polyphosphoric acid (PPA) afforded l,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydropyrimido[3,2,T /]quinazoline-l,3,7-trione 187 (Equation 38) <1997CHE96>. 

Stereostructures of a co-crystal of (li )-l- 4-[(9aA)-perhydropyrido[l,2- ]pyrazin-2-yl]phenyl -2-phenyl-7-hydroxy-l, 2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline with ERa-LBD301-553/C — S triple mutant <2005JME364> and iV-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-a-propyl-3-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-l,4-dioxo-l,2,3,4,ll,l la-hexahydro-67/-pyrazino[l,2- ]isoquinoline-3-acetamide with fructose-1,6-biphosphatase <2003JBC51176> were determined by X-ray crystallography. The structure of a complex formed from 3-[( -methylphenyl)amino]-4-[(4-methylphenyl)imino]-4//-pyrido[l,2-tf]pyrazine with sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide and (norbornadiene)Mo(CO)4 in THF was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction <1995JPR38>. 

Depending on the reaction temperature and reaction time, tetrahydroisoquinoline 357 afforded different mixtures of 1,2,3,4,11,11 a-hcxahydro-6//-pyrazino[ 1,2-3]isoquinolines 358-361 and tetracyclic compound 362 (Scheme 30) <2005JA16796>. Each of the individual diastereoisomers 358-361 could be transformed into the compound 362. z7r-3//,4a//-3-Phcnylpcrhydropyra/ino[ 1,2-7]isoquinoline-l,4-dione was prepared via automated parallel solid-phase synthesis on Kaiser oxime resin <1998BML2369>. l,2,3,5,6,7-Hexahydropyrido[l,2,3-r/f ]quinoxaline-2,5-dionc was obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of ethyl 3-(2-oxo-l,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-quinoxalinyl)acrylate in the presence of TsOH over 5% Pd/C catalyst under 40 psi of hydrogen <1996JME4654>. 

Ugi five-center three-component reaction of pipecolinic acid and glycol aldehyde dimer with isocyanides gave a 1 1.7-2.1 diastereomeric mixture of l-oxoperhydropyrido[2,Tc][l,4]oxazine-9-carboxamides 397 (Scheme 35) <20010L4149>. Using CF3CH2OH as solvent is critical for the reaction. When 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid was employed, 1,3,4,6,11,11 a-hexahydro-[ l,4]oxazino[4,3+]isoquinoline-4-carboxarnide was formed. 

Diels-AIder reactions were utilized to prepare isoquinoline derivatives. Various tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives were prepared by an enyne metathesis followed by a Diels-AIder reaction. For example the enyne 71 was treated with Grubb s catalyst to afford diene 72 in 65% yield. Subsequent Diels-AIder reaction and oxidation gave tetrahydroisoquinoline 73 in 93% yield <0OCC5O3>. Dihydrosoquinoline 75 was prepared... 

The asymmetric alkynylation of isoquinoline iminium ion was reported in the presence of CuBr/QUINAP system (Scheme 5.7). ° Various alkynyl tetrahydroiso-quinolines were obtained in excellent yields and enantiomeric excesses. A natural product, homolaudanosine, was synthesized by the reduction of the obtained propargyl tetrahydroisoquinoline. 

IsoquinoUne was converted to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline in 89% yield by reduction with sodium in liquid ammonia and ethanol [473], and to a mixture of 70-80% cis- and 10% trans-decahydroisoquinoline by catalytic hydrogenation over platinum oxide in acetic and sulfuric acid [474]. Without sulfuric acid the hydrogenation stopped at the tetrahydro stage. Catalytic hydrogenation of isoquinoline and its derivatives is the topic of a review in Advances in Catalysis [439]. 

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