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Synthesis of benzyl substituted naphthalenes from benzylidene tetralones.


ABSTRACT: A convenient and efficient synthesis of novel highly substituted dimethoxybenzylnaphthalenes, which are precursors to several dihydroxynaphthoic acids, is described. The approach involves the use of aldol chemistry to provide a number of benzylidene tetralones, which are converted to the target naphthalenes in three steps, with good to excellent yields. Grignard reaction of intermediate benzyl tetralones provided 1-substituted benzyl naphthalenes. The reported synthesis is flexible and scalable and provides access to naphthalenes having a variety of substitution patterns. These benzyl substituted naphthalenes are being converted to naphthoic acids and the bioactivities of these compounds are currently being investigated.

SUBMITTER: Deck LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3686124 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis of benzyl substituted naphthalenes from benzylidene tetralones.

Deck Lorraine M LM   Mgani Quintino Q   Martinez Andrea A   Martinic Alice A   Whalen Lisa J LJ   Vander Jagt David L DL   Royer Robert E RE  

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A convenient and efficient synthesis of novel highly substituted dimethoxybenzylnaphthalenes, which are precursors to several dihydroxynaphthoic acids, is described. The approach involves the use of aldol chemistry to provide a number of benzylidene tetralones, which are converted to the target naphthalenes in three steps, with good to excellent yields. Grignard reaction of intermediate benzyl tetralones provided 1-substituted benzyl naphthalenes. The reported synthesis is flexible and scalable  ...[more]

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