An efficient method for 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium ion formation, leading to a facile introduction of nucleophiles

Makoto Shimizu, Takato Kawamura, Shinya Fukumoto, Isao Mizota, Yusong Zhu

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Abstract

The ketene silyl acetal derived from ethyl 2-benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline-1-carboxylate undergoes a rapid oxidation reaction with N-bromosuccinimide to form 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium ion, which reacts with Grignard reagents to give 1,1-disubstituted tetrahydroisoquinolines in good yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)751-756
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Volume58
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

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