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HRID 1243132Generated: October 25, 2026

Boron tribromide → 8-Hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoron tribromideHCID 25134—
ReactantMethyl 8-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxylateHCID 13058286—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product8-Hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxylic acidHCID 2194043377%

Reaction Steps

To 8-Methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (660 mg, 3.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (3.0 mL) was added BBr3 (1 M, 3.0 mL, 3.0 mmol) at −78° C. The mixture was stirred for 3 hour and then worked up to give 8-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid (470 mg, 2.3 mmol, 77%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07115767B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_10
ORD IDord-09b52fc89f3f48d18289b28fd48140d8
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_10