Ethyl Acetate → HCID 86599792, compound

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To a solution of 3-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carbonitrile prepared in method II-2 (3.00 g, 17.3 mmol) in acetone (60 mL) was added dropwise a solution of potassium hydroxide (1.07 g, 19.1 mmol, 1.1 eq) in water (40 mL) at 0° C. After stirring for 45 min, a solution of dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride (2.35 g, 19.1 mmol, 1.1 eq) in acetone (40 mL) was added at 0° C. over 30 min. The reaction mixture was then stirred at room temperature for 16 h, and poured into ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride, water, and brine. The combined aqueous wash was re-extracted with ethyl acetate, and the organic washes were dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated at reduced pressure. The crude oil was crystallized from ether/hexane to give dimethyl-thiocarbamic acid O-(3-cyano-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-yl) ester (2.90 g, 64.3%) as a beige solid. 1H-NMR (Acetone-d6) δ 7.46 (s, 1H), 6.98 (s, 1H), 3.43 (d, J=4.2 Hz, 6H), 2.80 (m, 4H), 1.81 (m, 4H); MS ES (MH+=261). Rf=0.70 (30% ethyl acetate-hexane).

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