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Published in final edited form as: Org Lett. 2025 Aug 1;27(32):8941–8945. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c02600

Table 2.

Synthesis of cis-Octahydroisoquinoline

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Entry* Reagent (equiv.) Solvent (Temp.) Degradation Yield
1 Cu(OTf)2 (1.2) CHCl3 (r.t.) partial 21%
2 Camphorsulfonic acid (1.2) PhH (80 °C) partial 44%
3 ZnCl2 (1.2) THF (60 °C) partial 27%
4 Pd(PPh3)4 (1.2) THF (60 °C) complete -
5 AgTFA (1.2) EtOH (r.t.) not observed 68%
6 AgBF4 (2.0) THF (r.t.) not observed 81%
*

Complete conversion observed in all runs.