Facile three-component coupling procedure for the synthesis of substituted tetrahydroisoindole-1,3-diones from alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes

Org Lett. 2001 Sep 6;3(18):2895-8. doi: 10.1021/ol0101436.

Abstract

[reaction: see text]. A new one-pot procedure for the efficient synthesis of a small library of amino-functionalized tetrahydroisoindole-1,3-dione derivatives was developed. This three-component coupling reaction comprises subsequent condensation and Diels-Alder reactions of ubiquitous available starting materials (alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes, amide, and maleimide). The synthesized compounds share a substituted tetrahydroisoindole motif in an endo fashion.