1951 年 71 巻 9 号 p. 1009-1011
Decarboxylation of α-benzamido-3, 4-dimethoxycinnamic acid in quinoline gives β-benzamido-(3, 4-dimethoxy)-styrene, while the same reaction carried out in dimethylaniline as a solvent yields azulactone of α-benzamido-3, 4-dimethoxycinnamic acid, because the hydrogen in the para position of dimethylaniline is very active, an yellow substance which is a compound possessing another molecule of dimethylaniline in the α-position of the former, a small amount of β-benzamido-(3, 4-dimethoxy)-styrene, and a colorless compound of N-benzoyl-α-(4′-dimethylaminophenyl)-3, 4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine. Cyclization of the last compound with phosphorus oxychloride yielded 1-phenyl-3, 4-dihydro-4-(4′-dimethylaminophenyl)-6, 7-dimethoxyisoquinoline.