title: Catalytic enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of cyclic nitrones: a simple approach for the formation of optically active isoquinoline derivatives.
abstract: The first highly diastereo- and enantioselective catalytic 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of cyclic nitrones activated by chiral Lewis acids with electron-rich alkenes has been developed. The nitrones, mainly 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline N-oxides, are activated by chiral 3,3'-aryl BINOL-AlMe complexes and undergo a regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with especially alkyl vinyl ethers, giving the exo diastereomer of the cycloaddition products in high yield, >90% de and up to 85% ee. The reaction has been investigated under various conditions, and it is demonstrated that the reaction is an attractive synthetic procedure for the introduction of a chiral center in the 1-position of the isoquinoline skeleton. The mechanism of the reaction is discussed on the basis of the assignment of the absolute configuration of the cycloaddition product and theoretical calculations.
authors.affiliation: Center for Metal Catalyzed Reactions, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roberson
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides; D007546:Isoquinolines; D000535:Aluminum