An isoquinoline-3-carboxylate compound 3 was obtained with a moderate yield of 40% when N-acetyl-(3′-hydroxy-4′- methoxy-5′-methyl)phenylalanine methyl ester 1 was refluxed in HMTA/TFA. However, the anticipated p...An isoquinoline-3-carboxylate compound 3 was obtained with a moderate yield of 40% when N-acetyl-(3′-hydroxy-4′- methoxy-5′-methyl)phenylalanine methyl ester 1 was refluxed in HMTA/TFA. However, the anticipated product N-acetyl-(3′- hydroxy-4′-methoxy-5′-methyl-6′-formyl)phenylalanine methyl ester 2 could not be found. The possible mechanism was discussed in this article.展开更多
文摘An isoquinoline-3-carboxylate compound 3 was obtained with a moderate yield of 40% when N-acetyl-(3′-hydroxy-4′- methoxy-5′-methyl)phenylalanine methyl ester 1 was refluxed in HMTA/TFA. However, the anticipated product N-acetyl-(3′- hydroxy-4′-methoxy-5′-methyl-6′-formyl)phenylalanine methyl ester 2 could not be found. The possible mechanism was discussed in this article.