Catalytic N-sulfonyliminium ion-mediated cyclizations to alpha-vinyl-substituted isoquinolines and beta-carbolines and applications in metathesis.
@article{Kinderman2005CatalyticNI, title={Catalytic N-sulfonyliminium ion-mediated cyclizations to alpha-vinyl-substituted isoquinolines and beta-carbolines and applications in metathesis.}, author={S. S. Kinderman and Monique M. T. Wekking and J. V. van Maarseveen and H. Schoemaker and H. Hiemstra and F. Rutjes}, journal={The Journal of organic chemistry}, year={2005}, volume={70 14}, pages={ 5519-27 } }
[reaction: see text] Catalytic Sn(OTf)2-induced cyclization of linear, aryl-containing allylic N,O-acetals produced vinyl-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines and tetrahydro-1H-beta-carbolines. The usefulness of the vinyl moiety in the resulting products was demonstrated via the synthesis of various key building blocks for alkaloid structures. The alpha-vinyl moiety was utilized in a [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement, in ring-closing metathesis and a cross-metathesis-based synthesis of vincantril… CONTINUE READING