Sulfuric Acid → Methyl 5-chloroisoquinolin-4-carboxylate

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To a well stirred solution of conc. H2SO4 (28.5 mL) and methyl isoquinoline-4-carboxylate (5.0 g, 26.7 mmol) at 0° C. was added, NCS (35.7 g, 267 mmol) slowly and the reaction mixture was allowed to come to RT and then heated to 60° C. overnight. After completion (TLC), it was quenched with ice, neutralized (NaHCO3) and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3). The organic phase was separated, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to give dark brown oil (4.6 g) as crude product that was purified by flash column chromatography (15% EtOAc in Hexanes) to furnish the desired compound (3.8 g, 64%) as pale yellow oil.

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