2-Nitropropane → 3-Fluoro-2-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethylnaphthalene

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5.26 g (59.0 mmol) of 2-nitropropane was added to a solution prepared by dissolving 1.04 g (45.4 mmol) of sodium in 60 mL of ethanol. The resulting solution was added to a solution of 16.9 g (45.4 mmol) of crude 2-fluoro-3-bromomethyl-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene in 60 mL of ethanol. After 5 hours the reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide, water, brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (1% ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford 6.17 g (58%) of 3-fluoro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthaldehyde (m.p.=119.4-120.0° C.).

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