Water → 6,7-Dimethoxy-2-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

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A 1 M solution of LiAlH4 in dry tetrahydrofuran (12 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of (6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)(piperidin-4-yl)methanone (2 g, 6.6 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (60 ml) under argon atmosphere. The mixture was refluxed overnight. Water was added to the crude, made alkaline with 1 N NaOH and the salts formed was filtered over celite. Extraction with ethyl acetate yielded a solution that was dried with Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give and oil that was purified by flash chromatography.

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