Enantioselective amine α-functionalization via palladium-catalysed C–H arylation of thioamides

P Jain, P Verma, G Xia, JQ Yu - Nature chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Saturated aza-heterocycles are highly privileged building blocks that are commonly
encountered in bioactive compounds and approved therapeutic agents. These N …

Synthesis of Pyrrolo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline Class of Natural Product Crispine A

C Mohan, RB Krishna, ST Sivanandan… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a naturally occurring small‐molecule, various optical isomers of chiral pyrrolo [2, 1‐a]
isoquinoline alkaloid crispine A represent a potential class of chiral molecules in …

C–H bond functionalization of amines: a graphical overview of diverse methods

S Dutta, B Li, DRL Rickertsen, DA Valles, D Seidel - SynOpen, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of substituted azepanes by sequential biocatalytic reduction and organolithium-mediated rearrangement

W Zawodny, SL Montgomery, JR Marshall… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Enantioenriched 2-aryl azepanes and 2-arylbenzazepines were generated biocatalytically
by asymmetric reductive amination using imine reductases or by deracemization using …

Recent advances in benzylic and heterobenzylic lithiation

JYF Wong, G Barker - Tetrahedron, 2020 - Elsevier
Aryl and heteroaryl rings are omnipresent in small molecule drugs, and examples bearing
multiple substitutions at benzylic positions are ubiquitous across a range of pharmaceutical …

Synthesis of Enantiopure Piperazines via Asymmetric Lithiation–Trapping of N-Boc Piperazines: Unexpected Role of the Electrophile and Distal N-Substituent

JD Firth, P O'Brien, L Ferris - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A new method for the synthesis of enantiopure α-substituted piperazines via direct
functionalization of the intact piperazine ring is described. The approach utilizes the …

Ligand‐Controlled α‐and β‐Arylation of Acyclic N‐Boc Amines

A Millet, D Dailler, P Larini… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The palladium‐catalyzed ligand‐controlled arylation of α‐zincated acyclic amines, obtained
by directed α‐lithiation and transmetalation, is described. Whereas PtBu3 gave rise to α …

Synthesis of 1, 1-disubstituted tetrahydroisoquinolines by lithiation and substitution, with in situ IR spectroscopy and configurational stability studies

X Li, I Coldham - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 - ACS Publications
Lithiation of N-Boc-1-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines was optimized by in situ IR
spectroscopy. The kinetics for rotation of the carbamate group and for the enantiomerization …

Synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids and related compounds through the alkylation of anodically prepared α-amino nitriles

L Benmekhbi, F Louafi, T Roisnel… - The Journal of Organic …, 2016 - ACS Publications
α-Amino nitrile 2a was conveniently prepared in two individual steps from chiral
hexafluorophosphate salt isoquinolinium (−)-8b including anodic cyanation as an efficient …

Synthesis and kinetic resolution of substituted tetrahydroquinolines by lithiation then electrophilic quench

N Carter, X Li, L Reavey, AJHM Meijer, I Coldham - Chemical Science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Treatment of N-Boc-2-aryl-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroquinolines with n-butyllithium in THF at− 78° C
resulted in efficient lithiation at the 2-position and the organolithiums were trapped with a …