Enantioselective one-pot synthesis of ring-fused tetrahydroquinolines via aerobic oxidation and 1,5-hydride transfer/cyclization sequences.

Enantioselective organocatalytic synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines has been achieved via an aerobic oxidation and a 1,5-hydride transfer/cyclization sequence. The feature of this research is a one-pot transformation of 3-arylprop-2-en-1-ol derivatives into tetrahydroquinolines using a Ru(VII)-catalyzed aerobic oxidation and highly efficient internal redox reactions. The synthetically useful ring-fused tetrahydroquinoline derivatives are obtained in moderate yields and high levels of enantioselectivity.