Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines

1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines form a valuable scaffold for a variety of bioactive secondary metabolites and commercial pharmaceuticals. Due to the harsh or complex conditions of the conventional chemical synthesis of this molecular motif, alternative mild reaction pathways are in demand. Here we p...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a1066c6a63b84c6aab67d10621853eaa2021-11-25T17:06:41ZChemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines10.3390/catal111113892073-4344https://doaj.org/article/a1066c6a63b84c6aab67d10621853eaa2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1389https://doaj.org/toc/2073-43441,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines form a valuable scaffold for a variety of bioactive secondary metabolites and commercial pharmaceuticals. Due to the harsh or complex conditions of the conventional chemical synthesis of this molecular motif, alternative mild reaction pathways are in demand. Here we present an easy-to-operate chemoenzymatic one-pot process for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines starting from benzylic alcohols and an amino alcohol. We initially demonstrate the oxidation of 12 benzylic alcohols by a laccase/TEMPO system to the corresponding aldehydes, which are subsequently integrated in a phosphate salt mediated <i>Pictet–Spengler</i> reaction with <i>m</i>-tyramine. The reaction conditions of both individual reactions were analyzed separately, adapted to each other, and a straightforward one-pot process was developed. This enables the production of 12 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines with yields of up to 87% with constant reaction conditions in phosphate buffer and common laboratory glass bottles without the supplementation of any additives.Andreas Sebastian KleinAnna Christina AlbrechtJörg PietruszkaMDPI AGarticlelaccaseTEMPOchemoenzymatic cascadepharmaceutical scaffoldheterogeneous catalysishomogeneous catalysisChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENCatalysts, Vol 11, Iss 1389, p 1389 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic laccase
TEMPO
chemoenzymatic cascade
pharmaceutical scaffold
heterogeneous catalysis
homogeneous catalysis
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle laccase
TEMPO
chemoenzymatic cascade
pharmaceutical scaffold
heterogeneous catalysis
homogeneous catalysis
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Andreas Sebastian Klein
Anna Christina Albrecht
Jörg Pietruszka
Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines
description 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines form a valuable scaffold for a variety of bioactive secondary metabolites and commercial pharmaceuticals. Due to the harsh or complex conditions of the conventional chemical synthesis of this molecular motif, alternative mild reaction pathways are in demand. Here we present an easy-to-operate chemoenzymatic one-pot process for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines starting from benzylic alcohols and an amino alcohol. We initially demonstrate the oxidation of 12 benzylic alcohols by a laccase/TEMPO system to the corresponding aldehydes, which are subsequently integrated in a phosphate salt mediated <i>Pictet–Spengler</i> reaction with <i>m</i>-tyramine. The reaction conditions of both individual reactions were analyzed separately, adapted to each other, and a straightforward one-pot process was developed. This enables the production of 12 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines with yields of up to 87% with constant reaction conditions in phosphate buffer and common laboratory glass bottles without the supplementation of any additives.
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author Andreas Sebastian Klein
Anna Christina Albrecht
Jörg Pietruszka
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Anna Christina Albrecht
Jörg Pietruszka
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title Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines
title_short Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines
title_full Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines
title_fullStr Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines
title_full_unstemmed Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Process for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines
title_sort chemoenzymatic one-pot process for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a1066c6a63b84c6aab67d10621853eaa
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