Lateral Lithiation of N'-(2-Methylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylurea and N-(2-Methylbenzyl)pivalamide: synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines

Smith, Keith, El-Hiti, Gamal A. and Hegazy, Amany Saber 2010. Lateral Lithiation of N'-(2-Methylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylurea and N-(2-Methylbenzyl)pivalamide: synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines. Synthesis (Stuttgart) (8) , pp. 1371-1380. 10.1055/s-0029-1219277

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Abstract

Lithiation of N′-(2-methylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylurea and N-(2-methylbenzyl)pivalamide with two mole equivalents of tert-butyllithium at -78 ˚C takes place on the nitrogen and on the methyl group at position 2. The lithium reagents thus obtained react with a variety of electrophiles to give the corresponding side-chain-substituted derivatives in high yields. Dehydration of the products obtained from reactions with carbonyl compounds in some cases gives the corresponding tetrahydroisoquinolines in excellent yields, while in other cases dehydration takes place within the substituted side chain to produce the corresponding alkenes in excellent yields.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	lateral lithiation ; isoquinolines ; N′-(2-methylbenzyl)-N,N-dimethylurea ; N-(2-methylbenzyl)pivalamide ; dehydration
Publisher:	Georg Thieme Verlag
ISSN:	0039-7881
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 00:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/12726

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