Transformation of 2-methyl-1-phenylethynyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline by the action of activated alkynes

HFIP in Organic Synthesis

1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is a polar, strongly hydrogen bond-donating solvent that has found numerous uses in organic synthesis due to its ability to stabilize ionic species, transfer protons, and engage in a range of other intermolecular interactions. The use of this solvent has exponentially increased in the past decade and has become a solvent of choice in some areas, such as C-H functionalization chemistry. In this review, following a brief history of HFIP in organic synthesis and an overview of its physical properties, literature examples of organic reactions using HFIP as a solvent or an additive are presented, emphasizing the effect of solvent of each reaction.

Efficient construction of pyrrolo[1′,2′:1,2]azocino[4,5-c]quinolines via cascade cycloaddition and annulation reaction

Novel polysubstituted pyrrolo[1′,2′:1,2]azocino[4,5-c]quinolines were efficiently synthesized by a three-component reaction in refluxing methanol and a sequential domino annulation in refluxing acetonitrile.