Ethanol, 2-methoxy-, sodium salt (1:1) → 7-Ethyl-1-[(2-methoxyethyl)methyl]-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline

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Under cooling in an ice bath, a mixture of sodium hydride (suspension of 8 g of sodium hydride in mineral oil (60%) washed with hexane) in THF (10 mL) was added to methoxyethanol (100 mL) under stirring over 20 minutes to produce sodium 2-methoxyethoxide, followed by further stirring for 2 hours. A solution of sodium 2-methoxyethoxide in 2-methoxyethanol (55 mL) was added with stirring to a solution of 1-(chloromethyl)-7-ethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline hydrochloride (8.5 g) in methoxyethanol (50 mL) under cooling in an ice bath, for 5 minutes. The reaction mixture was heated at 60° C., followed by stirring for 3 hours under an argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with THF (150 mL), followed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the resulting residue was added a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and the residue was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with water and a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:EtOAc) to obtain 7-ethyl-1-[(2-methoxyethyl)methyl]-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (2.13 g).

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