Objective:To optimize the synthetic technological conditions of 1-aminomethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline hy-drochloride as important intermediate for drugs by orthogonal experimental method. Methods:The target product was synthesized from β-phenethylamine by phthalimide N-hydrocarbylation reaction,Bischler-Napieralski reaction,cyclization with Bischler-Napieralski method,hydrazinolysis reaction,reduction and salification. The key factors on each reaction were discussed separately and optimized by orthogonal experiment. Results:The overall yield was 65%,2.5 times as much as that of the reported. Conclusion: The optimized synthetic route has promise in industrial production for its cheap and readily available raw materials,easy and environmentally-friend processes,high yield and good quality of products.