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Oxidation of disubstituted 1 -methylenedihydroisoquinoline enamides wi
th lead tetraacetate results in a novel N-->C oxidative rearrangement
whereby esters of disubstituted 1-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin
e are formed. An X-ray crystallographic structural determination for b
enzoyloxy)-1-methylethyl]-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline 4 is described.