1 (3,4 Diethoxybenzyl) 6,7 diethoxy 3,4 dihydroisoquinoline (drotaverine, 1a) reacts with p benzoquinone (2) and p naphthoquinone (3) in nitromethane or during fusion to give 5 (3,4 diethoxyphenyl) 7,8 diethoxy 3 hydroxy 5a,10,11,12 tetrahydroindolo[2,1 a]iso quinoline (4) and 7 (3,4 diethoxyphenyl) 9,10 diethoxy 5 hydroxy 7a,12,13,14 tetra hydrobenz[g]indolo[2,1 a]isoquinoline (5), respectively. Compounds 4 and 5 are smoothly alkylated at the oxygen atom in the presence of bases. The structure of one alkylation product, viz., 3 allyloxy 5 (3,4 diethoxyphenyl) 7,8 diethoxy 5a,10,11,12 tetrahydroindolo[2,1 a]iso quinoline, was established by X ray diffraction analysis.