Carbon Dioxide → Benzyl 6-(3-pentoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-carbonyloxy)-nicotinate

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In analogy to Example 1, by metallating 6-bromo-7-pentoxy-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene with tert.butyl-lithium and reacting with carbon dioxide gas there was prepared 3-pentoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid (m.p. 67°-68° C., from hexane). Reaction of this acid with benzyl 6-hydroxy-nicotinate gave benzyl 6-(3-pentoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-carbonyloxy)-nicotinate as a colorless oil. Subsequent hydrogenation yielded the desired end product 6-(3-pentoxy-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-yl-carbonyloxy)-nicotinic acid in white crystals, m.p. 132°-133° C. (from diethyl ether/hexane).

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