220936-57-2Relevant articles and documents
Enantioselective synthesis of 1-aryl-tetrahydroisoquinolines through iridium catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation
Berhal, Farouk,Wu, Zi,Zhang, Zhaoguo,Ayad, Tahar,Ratovelomanana-Vidal, Virginie
supporting information; experimental part, p. 3308 - 3311 (2012/08/28)
Asymmetric hydrogenation of 1-aryl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines using the [IrCODCl]2/(R)-3,5-diMe-Synphos catalyst is reported. Under mild reaction conditions, this atom-economical process provides easy access to a variety of enantioenriched 1-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives, which are important pharmacophores found in several pharmaceutical drug candidates, in high yields and enantiomeric excesses up to 99% after a single crystallization.