Bischler-Napieralski cyclization of N-[2-(2-bromo-5-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-N-[(S)-1-phenylethyl]-2-(2-bromo-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)acetamide accompanied by elimination of chiral auxiliary
K. Miyatani et al., Bischler-Napieralski cyclization of N-[2-(2-bromo-5-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-N-[(S)-1-phenylethyl]-2-(2-bromo-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)acetamide accompanied by elimination of chiral auxiliary, HETEROCYCLE, 55(3), 2001, pp. 589-595
N-[2-(2-Bromo-5-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-N-[(S)-1-phenylethyl]-2-(2-b
romo-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)acetamide (5) was cyclized under N-dealkylation at
the 2-position to the racemic 1-benzyl-1,2,3,4 tetrahydroisoquinoline deri
vatives (6) by the Bischler-Napieralski cyclization followed by NaBH4 reduc
tion (Polniaszek's method).