“…To optimizethe reaction conditions, we initially attempted to react 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline 2a with in-situ-generated nitrile oxide via dehydrochlorination of the phenylhydroximoyl chloride 1a . The phenylhydroximoyl chloride 1a has extensive utility in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions for the synthesis of a wide variety of important heterocycle compounds, which could generate nitrile oxides in situ in the presence of base [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]. Gratifyingly, the tricyclic 1,2,4-oxadiazolines-fused tetrahydro-isoquinoline 3a was formed in 72% isolated yield in the presence of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) in CH 2 Cl 2 at room temperature for 12 h (entry 1, in Table 1 ) via [3 + 2] 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction.…”