HCID 19937697, compound → 2-Phenyl-1-tetralone

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Reaction Steps

Step C Add ethylmagnesium bromide (1.76 mL, 5.27 mmol, M in) dropwise to a 0° C. solution of 2-chloro-1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphth-1-ol (1.36 g, 5.27 mmol) in dry benzene (20 mL). Stir the solution at 0° C. for 30 min and heat to reflux for 5 hours. Cool the mixture to room temperature and quench with saturated NH4Cl (aqueous). Extract with ether, combine the ethereal extracts, wash with water and brine, dry over Na2SO4 and concentrate to provide 1.1 g (94%) of the title compound.

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