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The interaction of 1,2- or 1,4-dimethoxybenzene with isobutylene oxide and nitriles RCN leads to 1-R-6,7- or 1-R-5,8-dimethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines. In the case of 1,2-dimethoxybenzene and cyclohexene oxide the similar reaction is accompanied by rearrangement and 1-R-3,3-tetramethylene-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines are formed in low yield. On using cyanoacetic acid ester and any oxide derivatives of tetrahydroisoquinolylideneacetic acid are formed.
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Glushkov, V.A., Shurov, S.N., Maiorova, O.A. et al. Oxiranes in the Ritter Reaction. Synthesis of 6,7- and 5,8-Dimethoxy-3,3-dialkyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines by a Tandem Alkylation-Cyclization Reaction. Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds 37, 444–452 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017643703041
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