Phosphorus oxychloride → 7-Bromo-1-chloro-6-methoxyisoquinoline

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A mixture of the product from Step 2 (7-bromo-6-methoxyisoquinolin-1(2H)-one) (4.7 g, 18.5 mmol) in phosphorus oxychloride (30 mL) was heated to reflux for 2 h, cooled to RT, the volatiles evaporated and the residue partitioned between 3M NaOH and DCM. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4, solvent evaporated and the solid triturated with Et2O (20 mL) and filtered to give a solid (3.75 g). LRMS ESI+ (M+H)+ 274.0.

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