7-Nitro-1-tetralone → 7-Nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol

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A suspension of 7-nitro-1-tetralone (2.00 g, 10.5 mmol) in EtOH (15 mL) was cooled by an ice water bath and treated with NaBH4 (0.40 g, 10.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h and then poured into ice water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×20 mL). The extract was washed with NaCl solution, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated to give a white solid (1.92 g, 95% yield).

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