Methanol → 1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-6,7-diol hydrochloride

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6,7-bis-hydroxy-1-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline hydrochloride (3) was prepared as follows: A stirred mixture of 2.5 g (4.56 mmol) of 6,7-bis-benzyloxy-1-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline hydrochloride in 10 ml of concentrated aqueous HCl solution/10 ml of methanol was refluxed for 10 hours. The solvents were evaporated under reduced pressure, the solid residue was mixed with 10 ml of ether and separated on a glass filter funnel, and then washed with ether (2×10 ml). This solid was recrystallized using ether/methanol mixture to give 1.3 g (78%) of off-white crystals, mp 208-210° C.

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