Isoquinoline → Decahydroisoquinoline

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In an autoclave, 120 g (0.93 mol) of the aforementioned desulfurized isoquinoline 6 g of 5% ruthenium-carbon (Ru/C) catalyst were subjected to hydrogenation at a temperature of 180° C. under a hydrogen pressure of 140 kg/cm2 ·G for 60 hours. The total amount of hydrogen absorbed during the reaction was 4.9 moles and the molar ratio of the absorbed hydrogen to isoquinoline was 5.3. The reaction mixture obtained after separation of the catalyst by filtration was analyzed by gas chromatography. It was found to contain 88% of decahydroisoquinoline. By distilling this reaction mixture, 98 g (76% in yield) of decahydroisoquinoline (197° C. to 210° C. fraction) was obtained. The trans/cis ratio of this decahydroisoquinoline was found to be 6/4.

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