Water → 1-(Aminomethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol

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Under nitrogen, to the suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (8.4 g) in tetrahydrofuran (120 ml) was dropwise added 1-trimethylsilyloxy-1-cyano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene (27 g) in tetrahydrofuran (120 ml) at 5° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. To the mixture were added sodium fluoride (37 g) and water (12 ml) at 5° C., and the mixture was vigorously stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The precipitate was removed by filtration. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to give 1-aminomethyl-1-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (19 g).

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