Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Butyl-8-hydroxy-3-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitrile

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2-Butyl-3,8-dioxo-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitrile (7-011) (10 mg, 0.04 mmol) was dissolved in THF (1 mL), and to the reaction mixture was added sodium borohydride (2.1 mg, 0.056 mmol), and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min. To the reaction mixture was added diluted hydrochloric acid (1 mol/L, 3 mL), and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL), washed with brine (5 mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained crystalloid residue was recrystallized from methylene chloride to give 2-butyl-8-hydroxy-3-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitrile (7-013) (7.4 mg, 75%) as a white crystal.

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