2-Naphthoic acid → 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-2-naphthoic acid

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The thus obtained 6-[4'-alkoxy-4-biphenyl)ethyl]-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (22) is hydrogenated in the presence of metal sodium in a solvent such as 1,2-diethoxyethane to obtain 6-[4'-alkoxy-4-biphenyl)ethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (23). Finally, the resulting 6-[4'-alkoxy-4-biphenyl)ethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (23) is reacted with an alcohol (24) having an asymmetric carbon in the presence of 4-N,N-dimethylaminoprydine, whereby the above-mentioned carboxylate compound (25) represented by the formula (II), in which x is --CH2CH2 --, may be obtained.

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