Benzyl mercaptan → 4-(3-(Benzylthio)phenyl)-6,8-dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

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Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of potassium carbonate (930 mg, 0.50 equiv) in xylene (50 mL). This was followed by the addition of phenylmethanethiol (2.5 g, 1.50 equiv) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 1 h at 25° C. Into another 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was added a solution of 4-(3-bromophenyl)-6,8-dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (5.0 g, 1 equiv) in xylene (50 mL), Pd2(dba)3 (300 mg), Xantphos (300 mg). The resulting solution was stirred for 30 min at 25° C. and then added to the above reaction solution. The mixture was stirred overnight at 140° C. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:100˜1:50). This resulted in 2.5 g (45%) of 4-(3-(benzylthio)phenyl)-6,8-dichloro-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline as a yellow oil.

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