N-methylimidazole promotes the reaction of homophthalic anhydride with imines.
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ABSTRACT: The addition of N-methylimidazole (NMI) to the reaction of homophthalic anhydride with imines such as pyridine-3-carboxaldehyde-N-trifluoroethylimine (9) reduces the amount of elimination byproduct and improves the yield of the formal cycloadduct, tetrahydroisoquinolonic carboxylate 10. Carboxanilides of such compounds are of interest as potential antimalarial agents. A mechanism that rationalizes the role of NMI is proposed, and a gram-scale procedure for the synthesis and resolution of 10 is also described.
SUBMITTER: Liu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4136697 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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