Sodium Sulfate → (1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methanol

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To a solution of 5.0 g (0.028 mol) 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthoic acid in 30 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran, 1.1 g (0.029 mol) lithium aluminum hydride was added over a period of one half hour. After the addition was completed, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for a period of 2 hours. It was then cooled on ice, and was carefully decomposed with a minimum amount of saturated Na2SO4 solution. The reaction mixture was filtered and washed with ether. The organic layer was combined and extracted with water. Concentration of the dried organic layer yielded 4.4 g of crude product.

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