Reaction #1052704

Reaction equation

thiophenol

Et3N

methyl-5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-naphthalen-8(7H)-one-2-carboxylate

methyl 5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-naphthalen-8(7H)-one-2-carboxylate

Compound E2

methyl 5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-naphthalen-8(7H)-one-2-carboxylate

H2O

→

title compound

Methyl-5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-8-(phenylthio)-naphthalene-2-carboxylate

Solvents

THF

THF

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   workup.ADDITIONwas carefully added
2. 2
   Otherto quench
3. 3
   Otherthe reaction
4. 4
   ExtractionThe product was extracted into Et2O
5. 5
   Washthe combined organic layers washed with saturated aqueous NaCl
6. 6
   Dryingdried over MgSO4
7. 7
   OtherRemoval of the solvents under reduced pressure

Procedure

To a solution of methyl-5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-naphthalen-8(7H)-one-2-carboxylate (Compound E2, 835.0 mg, 3.60 mmol) in 25.0 mL of THF at room temperature was added TiCl4 (670.0 mg, 3.55 mmol). Thereafter a solution of thiophenol (430.0 mg, 3.90 mmol) and Et3N (730.0 mg, 7.20 mmol) in 10 mL THF was added. The resulting brown mixture was stirred for 6 h before H2O was carefully added to quench the reaction. The product was extracted into Et2O and the combined organic layers washed with saturated aqueous NaCl and dried over MgSO4. Removal of the solvents under reduced pressure afforded a solid from which the title compound was isolated as a yellow solid by column chromatography (5% EtOAc-hexanes).

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