Hydrogen chloride-ethyl acetate → HCID 67536949, compound

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To (2-benzoyl-3-methylphenyl)acetonitrile (3.3 g) were added EtOH (40 mL), 4 M HCl/EtOAc (5 mL), and platinum oxide (IV) (0.53 g), followed by stirring under a hydrogen atmosphere for 5 hours. The reaction liquid was filtered through celite and then concentrated. Toluene was added to the concentrate, followed by extraction with an aqueous 1 M HCl solution. A 28% aqueous ammonia solution was added to the aqueous layer, which was then extracted with toluene and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in toluene to which 4 M HCl/EtOAc (5 mL) was then added, followed by concentration. iPrOH and diisopropyl ether were added to the resulting residue, and the precipitated solid was collected to obtain 8-methyl-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline hydrochloride (1.5 g).

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