Abstract
The efficient Lewis acid assisted cyclisation of β-phenylethylamide into dihydroisoquinolines was optimised in relation to metal chloride catalyst, and by X-ray crystallography a new type of non-bonded interaction in the cyclic systems was demonstrated: face coordination of the Cl-anion and an electron deficient pyridinium π-system.
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