Water → 2-Dipropylamino-8-trimethylstannyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene

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Butyllithium (1.2M in hexane; 2.8 ml; 3.4 mmol) was added to a solution of 8-bromo-2-di-n-propylamino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (1 g; 3.22 mmol) in THF (50 ml) at -78° C. After 1.5 hr., a solution of trimethyltin chloride (1.3 g, 2.0 mmol) in THF (20 ml) was added. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, stirred overnight at room temperature, poured into water, and extracted with methylene chloride. The extract was dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to give the crude product. Purification by chromatography using 1:10 methanol:methylene chloride gave 1.2 g of the desired product which was used directly in the next step.

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