5,5,8,8-Tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenecarbaldehyde → (5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethylnaphth-2-yl)-(4-tolyl)-acetylene

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Using a process similar to that described in Example 13, 61.4 g (0.22 mole) of diethyl 1-chloro-1-(4-tolyl)-methylphosphonate, 51.1 g (0.22 mole) of 2-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethylnapthalene and 50 g (0.44 mole) of potassium tert.-butylate were reacted for 1 hour to give 37.1 g (56%) of the title compound of melting point 99° C., the reaction mixture being poured onto water and acidified, and the precipitated solid being filtered off under suction and recrystallized twice from methanol.

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