Benzyl Bromide → 5-(Benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-one
Reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[C:8]2[C:3]=1[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][C:7]2=[O:12].[CH2:13](Br)[C:14]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]>C(#N)C>[CH2:13]([O:1][C:2]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[C:8]2[C:3]=1[CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][C:7]2=[O:12])[C:14]1[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=1Participants
5
Reactant 3
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
To a solution of 4.86 g of 5-hydroxy-1-tetralone in 50 ml of acetonitrile, 5.13 g of benzyl bromide and 6.22 g of potassium carbonate were added and the mixture was heated at reflux for 4 hours. The insoluble matter was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 6.62 g of the desired compound as a pale yellow oily substance.