Water → 3-Hydroxy-8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carbonitrile

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5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenol prepared in method II-2 (1.5 g, 8.7 mmol) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (8 mL) in a 100 mL round bottom flask. To this was added water (2 mL), and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) (4.1 g, 18.2 mmol, 2.1 eq) in anhydrous 1,4-dioxane (16 mL) dropwise. The reaction mixture turned to black immediately after addition and resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was participated between EtOAc and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The aqueous layer was acidified to about pH 3 and was extracted with EtOAc three times. The organic layers were combined and evaporated in vacuo. Purification using MPLC chromatography (Biotage) gave 0.64 g (40%) of 3-hydroxy-8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carbonitrile as a light brown solid.

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