1-Tetralone → HCID 14072855, compound

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Reaction Steps

The tetralone VIb prepared in Example 2 was hydrolyzed according to the procedure described by W. S. Murphy and S. Wattanasin, J. C. S. Perkin I, 271 (1982), and the resulting 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-methylenedioxy-4-oxo-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid (VId) was treated with sodium borohydride according to the general procedure described by W. J. Gensler et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 82, 1714 (1960) to give the title compound as a crystalline solid; m.p. 191.5°-193° C. (reported m.p. 181.4°-182° C.).

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