Isopropyl iodide → 7-Isopropoxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one

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Reaction Steps

A suspension of 2.0 g of 7-hydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one, 4.04 g of caesium carbonate and 3.15 ml of 2-iodopropane in 23 ml of acetonitrile is heated for 1 hour at 80° C. The reaction medium is brought back to ambient temperature and then evaporated to dryness. The residue is taken up with 100 ml of water and 100 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic phase is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure, so as to obtain 2.24 g of 7-(propan-2-yloxy)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one in the form of an orangey-coloured oil.

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