Hydrochloric Acid → (S)-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyl1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene

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To a suspension of lithium hydride (4.52 g; 0.569 mol) and aluminum lithium hydride (1.81 g; 0.048 mol) in tetrahydrofuran under nitrogen, (S)-3-chloromethyl-1,1,4,4,6-pentamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (94.69 g; 0.378 mol) was added dropwise, and the resultant mixture was heated while refluxing for 36 hours. The reaction mixture was treated with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with n-hexane. The extract was washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried, concentrated and distilled to give (S)-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (59.7 g; 0.276 mol).

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