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HRID 1723468Generated: November 3, 2026

1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline → 3,4-Dihydroisoquinoline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,2,3,4-TetrahydroisoquinolineHCID 7046—
ReactantSulfurHCID 5362487—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product3,4-DihydroisoquinolineHCID 7670596.5%

Reaction Steps

6.0 g of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 3.0 g of sulphur powder in 40 ml of dioxane are refluxed for 20 hours. The reaction mixture is evaporated, to the residue 60 ml of ether are added, the precipitated sulphur is filtered off and the filtrate is evaporated. 5.7 g of 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04861888
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_08
ORD IDord-11019ce9aea749659fef7ae33efcb99d
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_08