10.1055/s-0034-1378654
The research presents an efficient method for synthesizing 1-aminoisoquinolines, which are important components in pharmacophores and natural products, through a silver triflate and gold(I) chloride cocatalyzed reaction of 2-alkynylbenzaldoximes with isocyanoacetates. The study explores the role of gold(I) cation in activating the isocyanide substrate and provides a unique pathway for substrate activation. The experiments involved the use of various reactants, including 2-alkynylbenzaldoximes and 2-isocyanoacetates, with silver triflate and gold(I) chloride as catalysts, and triethylamine as a base, in tetrahydrofuran as the solvent at 70 °C. The analysis of the synthesized products included techniques such as infrared spectroscopy (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) to confirm the structure and purity of the 1-aminoisoquinolines obtained in good to excellent yields.