Hydrochloric Acid → 5-Amino-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one

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5-Amino-1-tetralone was prepared from α-tetralone according to the literature (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, p4852). To a cold solution of 5-amino-1-tetratone (415 mg) in water (2 mL) and concentrated hydrochloric acid (5 mL) was added a solution of sodium nitrite (186 mg) in water (1.2 mL), maintaining low temperature. After 40 minutes a solution of sodium azide (184 mg) in water (1.2 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. After one further hour the reaction was quenched with water, extracted into ether, washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo to yield crude material which was purified using flash chromatography to yield 5-azido-1-tetralone (77 mg).

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