Phosphorus oxychloride → 1-Chloro-4-phenyl-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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A mixture of 1-hydroxy-4-phenyl-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.17 g, 4 mmol; can be obtained according to A. Marsili et al., Ann. Chim. (Rome), 1962, 52, 112-120), and concentrated POCl3 (10 ml) was refluxed with stirring for 1 h. Then the mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc (50 ml), concentrated aqueous NaHCO3 solution (40 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred vigorously for 1 h. Subsequently, the organic phase was separated, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a yellowish solid (1.20 g); MS-(+)-ion: M+1=312.0.

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