Phosphorus oxide (P4O10) → 1-(Chloromethyl)-7-ethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline hydrochloride

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Phosphorus pentoxide (15.85 g) was added to a solution of 2-chloro-N-[2-(4-ethylphenyl)ethyl]acetamide (7.87 g) in xylene (140 mL) under stirring at 90° C. over 5 minutes. The reaction mixture was heated at 120° C. and stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. The supernatant was removed and the residue was washed sequentially with toluene and ether. Crushed ice (150 g) was added to the residue, followed by stirring. A 20% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was further added to the mixture to be a pH of 10 or higher, and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was collected, washed with water and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. To the organic layer was added a 4 M HCl/EtOAc solution (15 mL), and the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 1-(chloromethyl)-7-ethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline hydrochloride (8.5 g).

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