Ethanol → 4-Dimethylamino-3-(3,5,5,8,7-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphtalen-2-yl)benzaldehyde

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To a solution of 3-bromo-4-(dimethylamino)-benzaldehyde (5 g, 21.92 mmol), (3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphtalen-2-yl) boronic acid (6.5 g, 26.30 mmol) in a mixture of toluene (50 mL), ethanol (10 mL) and water (7.5 mL) was added potassium carbonate (6.0 g, 43.83 mmol). The solution was degased with argon for 30 minutes. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.50 g, 0.438 mmol) was added and the mixture heated at reflux under argon overnight. The solution was cooled to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate and washed successively with water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (8% ethyl acetate in hexane) to give 7.08 g of 4-dimethylamino-3-(3,5,5,8,7-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphtalen-2-yl) benzaldehyde (92%). 1H NMR (300 MHz; DMSO) 1.22 (s, 3H); 1.28 (s, 3H); 1.29 (s, 3H); 1.31 (s, 3H); 1.69 (s, 4H); 2.07 (s, 3H); 2.64 (s, 6H); 6.93 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H); 7.13 (s, 1H); 7.15 (s, 1H); 7.58 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H); 7.75 (dd, J1=8.7 Hz, J2=2.1 Hz, 1H); 9.80 (s, 1H).

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