New approach for preparation of 2,3,7-trisubstituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinone libraries on solid phase.

In an attempt to prepare 7-substituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinone family of compounds, we observed an unexpected decarboxylation. The reaction of 4-nitrohomophthalic anhydride with a Schiff base formed on solid support leads to the formation of core structure. LC-MS and 1H NMR analysis confirmed the structure of unexpected intermediate. A library of 38,400 compounds was produced using this new synthetic approach.