Treatment of alkoxy-substituted o-(pivaloylaminomethyl)benzaldehydes under acidic conditions resulted in the formation of the regioisomeric aldehydes and/or dimer-like products. Detailed NMR studies and single-crystal X-ray measurements supported the structure elucidation of the compounds. DFT calculations were also carried out to clarify the reaction mechanism, and to explain the observed product distributions and structural variances in the dimer-like products. Studies on the transformation of unsubstituted o-(pivaloylaminomethyl)benzaldehyde under similar conditions were presented as well.
A simple procedure for the synthesis of 8-fluoro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline is described below, based on a directed ortho-lithiation reaction. This key intermediate was then applied in various transformations. Fluorine–amine exchange afforded the corresponding 8-amino-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines, suitable starting compounds for the synthesis of 1-substituted 8-amino-tetrahydroisoquinolines. On the other hand, reduction and alkylation reactions of 8-fluoro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline led to novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives that can be used as building blocks in the synthesis of potential central nervous system drug candidates.
Previously, we have studied the trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)-catalyzed rearrangements of unsubstituted and alkoxy-substituted ortho-(pivaloylaminomethyl)benzaldehydes and revealed the formation of rearranged, regioisomeric aldehydes along with dimer-like products ("TFA dimers"). In the...
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