The synthesis of 2‐13C‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinoline (5) via 1‐13C‐3‐phenylpropanoic acid (1), 1‐13C‐1‐indanone (2), 1‐13C‐1‐indanone hydrazone (3) and 2‐13C‐3,4‐dihydro‐2(1H)‐quinolinone (4) proceeded in 78, 96, 95, 79, and 85% individual yields respectively for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 61% overall yield of the latter from 1.