Sodium Carbonate → 3-Chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolin-5-one

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3-Chloro-7,8-dihydro-6H-isoquinolin-5-one oxime (9.10 g; 46.3 mmol) dissolved in acetone (105 ml) and HClconc (105 ml) is heated at 60° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture is poured on 2N Na2CO3 and extracted with ethyl acetate three times, the organic phases are combined, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. Chromatography (SiO2; Hexanes/acetone 85:15) yields the desired ketone as yellowish crystals. 1H-NMR (400 MHz; DMSO-d6): 8.57 (s, 1H); 7.66 (s, 1H); 2.96 (m, 2H); 2.71 (m, 2H); 2.10 (m, 2H). MS (m/z) ES+: 182 (MH+).

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