HCID 13912216, compound → Hydrocotarnine

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Reaction Steps

0.28 g (1 mmol) of 4-acetoxy-8-methoxy-2-methyl-6,7-methylenedioxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (9) was added to 4 ml of ethanol. This solution was then added with 100 mg of 5% palladium carbon and hydrogenated at room temperature. After the reaction was completed, the catalyst was filtered off and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was added with 5 ml of water and made basic with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. The resulted solution was extracted twice with 5 ml of methylene chloride and the extract was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 0.19 g of 8-methoxy-2-methyl-6,7-methylenedioxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (13) as a crystal. Yield: 86%.

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