A convenient synthesis of 4-substituted 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-ols by a novel intramolecular barbier reaction and by an insertion reaction: reaction scope …
Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... 4-Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-ols were prepared from -(2-iodobenzyl)phenacylamines by an intramolecular Barbier reaction with butyllithium and by an insertion reaction with zerovalent nickel. The scope and limitations of these reactions were discussed.