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SUBMITTER: Sathish M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9057260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

RSC advances 20201021 63
Tetrahydro-β-carboline (THBC) is a tricyclic ring system that can be found in a large number of bioactive alkaloids. Herein, we report a simple and efficient method for the synthesis of enantiopure THBCs through a chiral thiosquaramide (11b) catalyzed imine reduction of dihydro-β-carbolines (17a-f). The <i>in situ</i> generated Pd-H employed as hydride source in the reaction of differently substituted chiral THBCs (18a-f) afforded high selectivities (<i>R</i> isomers, up to 96% ee) and good isol ...[more]