Water → 1,1-Dimethylethyl 3,4-dihydro-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2(1H)-isoquinolinecarboxylate

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To solution of 5-formyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester 20a (0.44 g, 1.71 mmol) in 40 mL of methanol:tetrahydrofuran (1:1) at room temperature was added sodium borohydride (0.072 g, 1.88 mmol), and the mixture was stirred to room temperature for 3 h. Water (30 mL) was added followed by ammonium chloride saturated solution (20 mL) and the product was extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organics were dried over magnesium sulfate, the solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with 30% ethyl acetate in hexanes, to yield 0.31 g of 5-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester 21a.

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