N-Iodosuccinimide → 4-Iodo-6,7-dimethoxy-1-propylisoquinolin-3-ol

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A mixture of 6,7-dimethoxy-1-propylisoquinolin-3-ol RBO 35142 (2.00 g, 8.09 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (1.50 g, 7.89 mmol) in dry CH3CN (20 mL) in a 100 mL round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer was stirred for 10 min at RT before portionwise addition of N-iodosuccinimide (1.82 g, 8.09 mmol) under vigorous stirring. After 2.5 h, the mixture was slowly poured into a cold solution of NaHCO3 (2.0 g) in 50 mL of water and the solid was filtered, washed with water (50 mL) and dried overnight under vacuum to yield 4-iodo-6,7-dimethoxy-1-propylisoquinolin-3-ol CCH 42098-1 as a brown solid (2.35 g, 78% yield).

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