Total Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of 6,8-Dimethoxy-1,3-dimethylisoquinoline Isolated from Ancistrocladus tectorius: A 6π-Azaelectrocyclization Approach

Abstract

A facile and convenient approach toward the total synthesis of 1,3-dimethyl-6,8-dimethoxyisoquinoline from phloroacetophenone is reported. The sequence entailed the selective 2,4-di-O-methylation and further triflation of the resulting phenolic product. This was followed by a Stille-type allylation, an allyl-to-propenyl isomerization, and the methoximation of the carbonyl moiety. A final microwave-assisted 6π-azaelectrocyclization completed the sequence. Functionalized derivatives on C-1 were also prepared. The heterocycles exhibited cytotoxic activity.

Key words

total synthesis - bioactive natural product - Ancistrocladus tectorius alkaloid - 6π-azaelectrocyclization - cytotoxic nitrogen heterocycles

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