ChemInform Abstract: A Fragmentation Reaction of 4a-Acetoxy-6-methoxy-2-methyl-7-oxo-1,2,3,4,4a,7-hexahydroisoquinoline.
ChemInform Abstract
Rearrangement of the acetoxyhexahydroisoquinoline (I) in boiling methanol (II) in the presence of boron trifluoride-etherate gives the tetrahydroisoquinoline (III).