1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1,1,4,4,6-pentamethylnaphthalene → 5,5,8,8-Tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenecarbaldehyde

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The synthesis process is as set forth in the chemical reaction formula below. The CAN in the reaction path stands for cerium ammonium nitrate. To 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-methylnaphthalene (b) (202 mg, 1.00 mol) were added acetic acid (8.2 mL) and cerium ammonium nitrate (2.40 g, 4.37 mol) followed by stirring at 100° C. for 1 hour. The reaction solution was poured into ice water and extracted by ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed by water, a saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate aq. solution and a saturated saline solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography using hexane/ethyl acetate (15/1) as an elution solvent. The yield was 106 mg (49%).

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