Water → 2-Benzyl-1-(1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

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With cooling in an ice-MeOH bath under an argon atmosphere, a solution of 2-(2-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)propan-2-ol (1.27 g) in THF (7 mL) was added dropwise to a solution of sodium hydride (60%, 199 mg) in THF (5 mL), followed by stirring at room temperature for 0.5 hours. Then, the reaction liquid was cooled in ice and methyl iodide (0.42 mL) was added thereto. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 8 hours. To the mixture were added sodium hydride (60%, 199 mg) and methyl iodide (0.42 mL), followed by stirring at room temperature for 12 hours. Water was added to the reaction solution, followed by extraction with EtOAc. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-EtOAc) to obtain 2-benzyl-1-(1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (1.17 g).

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