N-(4-(6,8-dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-yl)phenyl)acetamide → 4-(6,8-Dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-yl)aniline

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Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of N-(4-(6,8-dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-yl)phenyl)acetamide (2 g, 5.73 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in ethanol (20 mL). This was followed by the addition of sodium methanolate (5 g, 92.59 mmol, 16.16 equiv) in several batches, while the temperature was maintained at reflux. The resulting solution was heated to reflux overnight. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 50 mL of water/ice. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and concentrated under vacuum. This resulted in 1.5 g (85%) of 4-(6,8-dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-yl)benzenamine as yellow oil. 1H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO, ppm): δ 7.42-7.42 (1H, d, J=1.5 Hz), 6.83-6.86 (2H, d, J=8.1 Hz), 6.78-6.78 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 6.48-6.51 (2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 4.98 (2H, s), 4.02-4.06 (1H, m), 3.62-3.67 (1H, d, J=16.2 Hz), 3.43-3.48 (1H, d, J=15.9 Hz), 2.80-2.86 (1H, m), 2.37 (3H, s). MS (ES, m/z): 307 [M+H]+.

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