Triisopropyl borate → (5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-5,5-dimethylnaphth-2-yl)boronic acid

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To a cold (-78° C.) solution of 2.02 g (8.4 mmol) of 6-bromo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,1-dimethylnaphthalene in 11.0 mL of toluene, was added 4.6 g (6.8 mL, 10.9 mmol, 1.6M in hexane) of n-BuLi. The resulting solution was stirred at -78° C. for 45 min. and then 2.40 g (3.0 mL, 12.7 mmol) of triisopropylborate was dropwise added and the reaction stirred at room temperature for 12 h. The reaction was then diluted with 10% HCl, and extracted with ether (2 x). The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo to give an oil. Recrystallization from hexane afforded the title compound as a white solid.

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