Water → HCID 57175840, compound

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To a stirred solution of 6-t-butyl-2-tetralone (5.74 g; 28.37 mmol) in 100 ml of toluene was added 1.5 equiv. of pyrrolidine (3.56 ml; 42.56 mmol). A 100 mg portion of p-toluenesulfonic acid was added and the mixture was refluxed. The water eliminated during the reaction was collected by a Dean Stark trap. After a reflux time of 3.5 hours, concentration of the volatiles under vacuum afforded 7.31 g of the subtitle compound as a purple solid.

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