The condensation of ethyl 2-(aminomethyl)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)acetate (I) with 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetyl chloride (II) by means of NaOH in hot toluene gives ethyl 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetamido)propionate (III), which is cyclized by means of Cl3PO in refluxing acetonitrile yielding ethyl 1-(3,4 dimethoxybenzyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-4-carboxylate (IV). Aromatization of (IV) with sulfur at 150 C affords the corresponding isoquinoline derivative (V), which is reduced with sodium bis(2 methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride in THF to give1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-6,7-dimethoxyisoquinoline-4-methanol (VI). The reaction of (VI) with SOCl2 in dichloromethane affords 4-(chloromethyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)isoquinoline (VII), which is finally condensed with 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine (VIII) by means of triethyl amine in hot DMSO.