Water → 6-(Benzyloxy)-7-methoxy-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

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To a solution of 249 (949 mg, 3.4 mmol) in EtOH (15 ml) at 0° C. was added sodium borohydride (256 mg, 6.8 mmol) portionwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 1.5 h. Water (100 ml) was added and the aqueous layer was neutralised. The aqueous layer was saturated with sodium chloride and extracted with EtOAc (3×100 ml). The combined organic layers were washed with sat. aq. sodium hydrogen C(Ar)bonate (100 ml), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound (600 mg, 63%) a yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz; DMSO-d6) 1.58 (3H, d, J=6.4 Hz, CH3CH), 2.50 (2H, s, CH2), 2.82-2.95 (2H, m, CH2), 3.76 (3H, s, OCH3), 4.42 (1H, q, J=6.4 Hz, CH3CH), 5.06 (2H, s, CH2Ph), 6.86 (1H, s, CH), 6.88 (1H, s, CH), 7.31-7.44 (5H, m, 5×CH, phenyl), 9.40 (1H, brs, NH). LC/MS (ES+) tr=0.73 min, m/z 284.13 (M++H).

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