Phosphorus oxychloride → HCID 23460102, compound

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A mixture of 2.5 g (0.01 mol) N-[2-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)ethyl]-4-phenoxyphenyl acetamide, 5.0 ml of POCl3 and 20 ml of toluene was heated at reflux under nitrogen for 2 hrs. After evaporation of the solvent and excess reagent there was obtained (±)-1-(p-phenoxybenzyl)-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroisoquinoline as residue. The residue was triturated with pet ether (2×10 ml). The pet ether insoluble hexahydro compound was dissolved in methanol and immediately reduced by portionwise addition of 1.0 g of sodium borohydride. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hrs. The methanol was distilled off and the residue was partitioned between ether (60 ml) and dilute aqueous ammonium hydroxide. The ether solution was washed with water, dried and evaporated to give 1.6 g (69%) of crude (±)-1-(p-phenoxybenzyl)-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroisoquinoline.

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