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Pictet–Spengler tetrahydroisoquinoline synthesis

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Tetrahydroisoquinolines from condensation of β-arylethylamines and carbonyl compounds followed by cyclization.

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Li, J.J. (2014). Pictet–Spengler tetrahydroisoquinoline synthesis. In: Name Reactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4_215

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