1-Tetralone → ST50113612

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A 250 mL flask was charged with tetralone (3.22 g, 22 mmol) and 4-bromobenzaldehyde (5.3 g, 28.6 mmol). This was dissolved in warm tetrahydrofuran (12 mL), and to this yellow solution was slowly added a 4 wt % solution of KOH in methanol (100 mL). The reaction was stirred for 4 days at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated and reduced to approx 10% vol. The residue was filtered and washed with MTBE (3*50 mL), dried, to afford a light yellow powder (6.61 g, 96%).

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