HCID 12722168, compound → 3-Methoxy-1-methylnaphthalene

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A mixture of 7-methoxy-5-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (1.0 g) and 10% palladium on charcoal (1.0 g) was stirred and heated in diphenyl ether (2 ml) at 200° C. for 1 hr. The mixture was purified by column chromatography over silica with light petroleum/dichloromethane (1:1 v/v) elution to give 2-methoxy-4-methylnaphthalene as a low melting point solid. Pmr spectrum (CDCl3 ; δ in ppm): 2.64 (3H,s); 3.89 (3H,s); 7.0-7.9 (6H,m).

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