Issue 2, 2011

Synthesis of 1-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz[g]isoquinoline-5,10-diones

Abstract

1,2-Disubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz[g]isoquinoline-5,10-diones are prepared for the first time through an activated Pictet–Spengler reaction of the corresponding imines of 2-(1,4-dimethoxynaphth-2-yl)ethylamine in the presence of an acyl chloride and AlCl3 followed by an oxidation with silver(II) oxide in nitric acid . Depending on the reaction conditions the N-trichloroacetyl protecting group could be cleaved off, converted to an N-methoxycarbonyl group or transformed to an N-(2-oxoacetamide) moiety. The synthesized 1,2-disubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz[g]isoquinoline-5,10-diones constitute a new class of quinones, which has not been reported yet.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of 1-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz[g]isoquinoline-5,10-diones

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jul 2010
Accepted
15 Sep 2010
First published
17 Sep 2010

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011,9, 538-548

Synthesis of 1-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz[g]isoquinoline-5,10-diones

E. Shinkevich, J. Deblander, S. Matthijs, J. Jacobs, N. De Kimpe and K. A. Tehrani, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 538 DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00391C

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