Water → 4,4-Dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol

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To a stirred suspension of sodium borohydride (3.5 g, 93 mmoles) in dry methanol (50 ml) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere was added a solution of 4,4-dimethyl-1-tetralone (10 g, 57.4 mmoles) in dry methanol:toluene (1:3) dropwise over a 45 minute period. After this time the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, and then two volumes of water were added. After stirring for 1 hour, the organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure to leave a light yellow oil. This was purified by silica gel column chromatrography eluting with ethyl acetate:hexane (1:9) to give 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4,4-dimethyl-1-naphthol as a colorless oil. (9.89 g, 98%).

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