C16H22F6IN2P → Ethyl 7-bromo-4-hydroxy-1-iodo-3-isoquinolinecarboxylate

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7-Bromo-4-hydroxy-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (1.0 g, 3.37 mmol) was dissolved in dry dichloromethane (30 mL) and bis(2,4,6-trimethylpyridine)iodine(I) hexafluorophosphate (3.5 g, 6.754 mmol) was added in one portion as a solid. The solution was protected from light and permitted to stir overnight at room temperature. Upon completion, the reaction was quenched by addition of aqueous sodium thiosulfate (2.0 g in 50 mL of water. The layers were separated and the organic phase washed with 1M hydrochloric acid, brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography (3-15% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to provide the iodo-isoquinoline in 77% yield which was used immediately in the next step.

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