Eman M Sayed, Reda Hassanien, Nasser Farhan, Hanan F Aly, Khaled Mahmoud, Shaaban K Mohamed, Joel T Mague, Etify A Bakhite
Regioselective cyclocondensation of 2,4-diacetyl-5-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-(3-nitrophenyl/4-nitrophenyl)cyclohexanones 1a , b with cyanothioacetamide afforded the corresponding 7-acetyl-4-cyano-1,6-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-8-(3- and -4-nitrophenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrosoquinoline-3(2 H )-thiones 2a , b . Reaction of compounds 2a , b with ethyl iodide, 2-chloroacetamide ( 4a ), or its N -aryl derivatives 4b - e in the presence of sodium acetate trihydrate gave 3-ethylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline 3 and (5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-ylthio)acetamides 5a - i , respectively...
March 15, 2022: ACS Omega