Hydrogen Bromide → 6-Bromo-1-tetralone

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A solution of NaNO2 (2.35 g, 34 mmol) in water (10 mL) was added dropwise to the solution of 6-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-one (5.0 g, 31 mmol) in 25% HBr (16 mL) at 0° C. The suspension was then transferred to a stirred mixture of CuBr (8.9 g, 62 mmol) in 48% HBr (30 mL) at 0° C. The resulting mixture was allowed to warm to rt and stirred for 1 h. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0%-60% EtOAc/Hex) to give 5.6 g (80%) of the title compound as a light yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.10-2.16 (2H, m), 2.64 (2H, t, J=6.4 Hz), 2.94 (2H, t, J=6.0 Hz), 7.42 (1H, s), 7.44 (1H, s), 7.87 (1H, d, J=8.9 Hz). [M+H] calc'd for C10H9BrO, 225, 227. found 225, 227.

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