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Synthesis of Hexahydropyrroloisoquinolines - Analogs of Phenanthroindolizidine Anticancer Alkaloids
Gaur, S. P.,Jain, Padam C.,Anand, Nitya
, p. 46 - 51 (2007/10/02)
A convenient preparative route has been developed for the synthesis of hexahydropyrroloisoquinolines involving condensation of an araldehyde with ethyl 4-nitrobutanoate followed by LAH reduction and subsequent cyclization with H2SO4 to 2-arylmethylpyrrolidines.The latter on formylation and Bischler-Napieralsky cyclization followed by NaBH4 reduction give the required pyrroloisoquinolines.Using this method, 8-methoxy-1,2,3,5,10,10a-hexahydropyrroloisoquinoline (IXa); 7,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,5,10,10a-hexahydropyrroloisoquinoline (IXb); 7,9,10,11,11a,12-hexahydrobenzopyrroloisoquinoline (Xa); 3-methoxy-7,9,10,11,11a,12-hexahydrobenzopyrroloisoquinoline (Xb); 7,7a,8,9,10,12-hexahydrobenzopyrroloisoquinoline (XIa); 3-methoxy-7,7a,8,9,10,12-hexahydrobenzopyrroloisoquinoline (XIb) and 2,3-dimethoxy-7,7a,8,9,10,12-hexahydrobenzopyrroloisoquinoline (XIc) have been synthesized.None of these compounds has shown any noteworthy anticancer activity while few have exhibited interesting antihistaminic, β-blocking, hypertensive, antiinflammatory and antireserpine activities.