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(6.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in C2H5OH (15 mL) was stirred under
refluxed for 2 h. After completion of reaction as indicated
by TLC, the solvent was evaporated and the reaction resi-
due then quenched with water (10 mL), extracted with
EtOAc (230 mL), dried by anhydrous Na2SO4. Evapora-
tion of the solvent followed by purification on silica gel pro-
vided the corresponding 2-alkynylbenzaldoxime 1.
stirred at 808C under N2 for 24 h. After completion of reac-
tion as indicated by TLC, the solvent was evaporated and
the residue quenched with water (10 mL), extracted with
EtOAc (210 mL), dried by anhydrous Na2SO4. Evapora-
tion of the solvent followed by purification on silica gel pro-
vided the corresponding 3,4-disubstituted isoquinoline N-
oxide 4.
Data of a selected example: 4-[2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)ethynyl]-
3-phenylisoquinoline N-oxide 4a: 1H NMR(400 MHz,
CDCl3): d=3.81 (s, 3H), 6.83 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d,
J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.48–7.57 (m, 3H), 7.61–7.75 (m, 5H), 8.30
(d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 8.87 (s, 1H); 13C NMR(100 MHz,
CDCl3): d=55.3, 82.2, 101.4, 114.1, 120.0, 124.7, 125.9, 127.9,
128.5, 129.2, 129.3, 129.4, 130.6, 132.2, 133.2, 136.3, 148.9,
160.4; MS (ESI): m/z=352 (M+ +H); HR-MS: m/z=
352.1339, calcd. for C24H18NO2 (M+ +H): 352.1338. (For de-
tails, please see Supporting Information.)
General Procedure for Electrophilic Cyclization of 2-
Alkynylbenzldoxime 1 with Various Electrophiles
The electrophile (1.2 equiv.) in 2 mL of CH2Cl2 was added
dropwise to
a
solution of 2-alkynylbenzaldoxime
(0.30 mmol) in 4 mL of CH2Cl2. The reaction mixture was
stirred at room temperature for a period of time (10 min:
Br2, ICl, or NIS; 24 h: NBS and I2). The reaction mixture
was then diluted with CH2Cl2 (50 mL), washed with saturat-
ed aqueous Na2S2O3 (25 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and filtered.
The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the
product 2 was isolated by chromatography on a silica gel
column.
CCDC 690391 contains the supplementary crystallograph-
ic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of
charge from The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Data of a selected example: 4-iodo-3-phenylisoquinoline
N-oxide 2a: 1H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl 3): d=7.38 (d, J=
6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.48–7.58 (m, 3H), 7.59–7.69 (m, 3H), 8.06 (d,
Supporting Information
Experimental procedures, characterization data, as well as
J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 8.85 (s, 1H); 13C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl ):
3
1
copies of H and 13C NMRof all compounds are available as
d=122.1, 124.9, 127.3, 128.5, 128.9, 129.4, 129.7, 129.8, 129.9,
133.4, 136.0, 147.7; MS (ESI): m/z=348 (M+ +H); elemental
analysis calcd. (%) for C15H10INO: C 51.90, H 2.90, N 4.03;
found: C 51.64, H 2.88, N 3.98.
Supporting Information.
Acknowledgements
General Procedure for Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted
Isoquinoline N-Oxide 3 via Palladium-Catalyzed
Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction
We thank Dr. Renhua Fan for his invaluable advice during
the course of this research. Financial support from National
Natural Science Foundation of China (20772018), Shanghai
Pujiang Program, and Program for New Century Excellent
Talents in University (NCET-07–0208) is gratefully acknowl-
edged.
A solution of 4-bromoisoquinoline N-oxide 2 (0.30 mmol),
sodium tetraphenylborate (0.15 mmol, 0.5 equiv.) or arylbor-
onic acid (0.45 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), palladium catalyst (5
mol%), base (1.2 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) in DMF/H2O (2.0 mL)
was stirred at 808C under N2 for 24 h. After completion of
reaction as indicated by TLC, the solvent was evaporated
and the residue quenched with water (10 mL), extracted
with EtOAc (210 mL), and dried by anhydrous Na2SO4.
Evaporation of the solvent followed by purification on silica
gel provided the corresponding 3,4-disubstituted isoquino-
line N-oxide 3.
Data of a selected example: 3,4-diphenylisoquinoline N-
oxide 3a: 1H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl 3): d=7.07–7.10 (m,
2H), 7.19–7.28 (m, 5H), 7.34–7.46 (m, 3H), 7.50 (dt, J=1.5,
6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (d, J=8.3 Hz,
1H), 7.96 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 9.08 (s, 1H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): d=124.9, 126.2, 127.7, 127.8, 128.0,
128.3, 128.6, 129.0, 129.1, 129.7, 130.3, 130.7, 131.9, 134.7,
136.5, 137.0, 146.0; MS (ESI): m/z=298 (M+ +H); HR-MS:
m/z=298.1221, calcd. for C21H16NO (M+ +H): 298.1232.
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