Potassium Iodide → (+/-)-trans-2-Butyl-4a-(3-methoxyphenyl)-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8, 8a-decahydroisoquinoline

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0.71 g (2.55 mmol) of (±)-trans-4a-(3-methoxyphenyl)-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8, 8a-decahydroisoquinoline hydrochloride, 0.37 g (2.68 mmol) of butyl bromide, 0.53 g of potassium carbonate and a catalytical amount of potassium iodide in 15 ml of DMF were reacted as described in preparation 20, yielding 0.2 g of the title compound which was used as such in the subsequent step.

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