文摘
(S)-(?-Tetrahydropalmatine 2 and (S)-(?-canadine 4 were synthesized in three steps from (S)-6, in 33 % and 34 % overall yield, respectively. Thus, condensation of the (S)-(E)-sulfinylimines 10 and 11 with the carbanion derived from (S)-6 gave the tetrahydroisoquinolines 12 and 13, respectively, which upon TFA induced N-desulfinylation, and subsequent microwave assisted Pictet-Spengler cyclization effected both cyclization and C-desulfinylation producing (S)-(?-tetrahydropalmatine 2 and (S)-(?-canadine 4 in optically pure form.