Potassium Carbonate → 6-Ethynylisoquinoline

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To a solution of 6-(2-(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)isoquinoline (2.2 g, 9.8 mmol) in 45 mL of MeOH was added potassium carbonate (2.7 g, 20 mmol). After 1 hour, the reaction mixture was diluted with 100 mL of EtOAc and 50 mL of water. The mixture was partitioned and the aqueous portion was extracted three times with 50 mL of EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with 100 mL of brine and dried over MgSO4. Filtration and concentration under reduced pressure, followed by flash chromatography on silica gel (5% to 30% EtOAc/hexanes) afforded 6-ethynylisoquinoline (1.3 g, 87% yield) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ pp 9.25 (s, 1H), 8.56 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J=1.2 Hz, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.62 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 3.26 (s, 1H).

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