PMID- 32850649 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2296-2646 (Print) IS - 2296-2646 (Electronic) IS - 2296-2646 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2020 TI - Direct and Efficient C(sp(3))-H Functionalization of N-Acyl/Sulfonyl Tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) With Electron-Rich Nucleophiles via 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-Dicyano-1,4-Benzoquinone (DDQ) Oxidation. PG - 629 LID - 10.3389/fchem.2020.00629 [doi] LID - 629 AB - A highly efficient metal-free oxidative direct C(sp(3))-H functionalization of N-acyl/sulfonyl 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) with a wide range of electron-rich nucleophiles was accomplished under mild conditions through oxidation with DDQ and subsequent trapping of the resulting reactive and stable N-acyl/sulfonyl iminium ions. The synthetic utility of this method was illustrated by a concise and efficient total synthesis of (+/-)-benzo[a]quinolizidine (10) in 3 steps from the known N-Cbz 1,2,3,4-THIQ 4b. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Yu, Kim, Baek and Lee. FAU - Yu, Heesun AU - Yu H AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Hyoungsu AU - Kim H AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea. FAU - Baek, Seung-Hoon AU - Baek SH AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea. FAU - Lee, Dongjoo AU - Lee D AD - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (RIPST), College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200729 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Chem JT - Frontiers in chemistry JID - 101627988 PMC - PMC7403605 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DDQ OT - electron-rich OT - natural products OT - oxidation OT - tetrahydroisoquinoline EDAT- 2020/08/28 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/28 06:01 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2020/08/28 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fchem.2020.00629 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Chem. 2020 Jul 29;8:629. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00629. eCollection 2020.