Highly Diastereoselective Conjugate Addition of Aryllithium to Chiral β-Nitrostyrene Derivative: An Application to the Asymmetric Synthesis of 4-Aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

Abstract

Abstract Highly diastereoselective conjugate addition of aryllithium to β-nitrostyrene derivative, having chiral acetal moiety derived from (S,S)-1,2-bis(1-hydroxypropyl)benzene, was achieved. The adduct was transformed to 4-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline in high enantiomeric excess (ee).