1-Aryl-6, 7-dimethoxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinolines were prepared according to a one- pot procedure involving the reaction of 2-(3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl)-ethylamine with aromatic aldehydes in TFA at reflux. The tetrahydroisoquinolines were treated with H2O2–WO42− in methanol at room temperature to give the corresponding 3, 4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-oxides. Treatment of these cyclic nitrones with DMAD in toluene at room temperature gave the ...