Methanol → 2-benzyl-1-oxo-4-phenyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinoline-3,6-dicarboxylic Acid Dimethyl Ester

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A mixture of 2-benzyl-6-bromo-1-oxo-4-phenyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (300 mg), palladium(II) acetate (8 mg), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (20 mg), triethylamine (0.23 ml), DMF (3 ml) and methanol (3 ml) was stirred at 50° C. under 1 atm carbon monoxide for 24 hrs. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-hexane:ethyl acetate=2:1) and recrystallized (ethyl acetate-hexane) to give the title compound (180 mg).

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