Phenylacetyl chloride → 2-Phenylacetyldecahydroisoquinoline

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To 5.0 g of decahydroisoquinoline (mixture of cis and trans isomers), 20 mL of methylene chloride and 50 mL of 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added at 10°-15° a solution of 7 mL of phenylacetyl chloride in 20 mL of methylene chloride. Removal of the solvent from the dried organic layer and crystallizaiton of the residue from hexanes gave 3.12 g of 2-phenylacetyldecahydroisoquinoline.

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