Sodium borohydride → 1-Hydroxy-2-ethoxycarbonyl-5-t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene

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To a solution of 5-t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (17 g) in a mixture of ethanol (100 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) was added NaBH4 (1.4 g) at 0° C. After the mixture was stirred for 6 hours at room temperature, the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of ethyl acetate and water and the organic solution was washed with 1N-HCl solution, sat. NaHCO3, and brine. The dried solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel to give 1-hydroxy-2-ethoxycarbonyl-5-t-butyldiphenylsilyloxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (7.9 g).

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