Ethylene Glycol → trans-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-4-methoxy-1-naphthylamine

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A mixture of 6.9 g. of cis and trans-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-methoxy-1-naphthyl)acetamide, 56.11 g. of potassium hydroxide, 50 ml. of ethylene glycol and 20 ml. of water is stirred and heated at reflux for an overnight period. The mixture is cooled, 100 ml. of water is added and the mixture extracted with methylene chloride (3 × 50 ml.). The combined extract was washed with 125 ml. of 10% sodium hydroxide solution, dried and evaporated in vacuo to afford 5.7 g. of title product - an oil. This oily amine is used without further purification for the preparation of the urea derivative.

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