1190848-02-2Relevant articles and documents
A concise method for the synthesis of 2-tetralone by titanium tetrachloride-promoted cyclization of 4-aryl-2-hydroxybutanal diethyl acetal
Hon, Yung-Son,Devulapally, Rammohan
, p. 5713 - 5715 (2009)
4-Aryl-2-hydroxybutanal diethyl acetal, prepared from the reaction of benzyl Grignard reagent and glycidaldehyde diethyl acetal, was treated with titanium tetrachloride to give 2-tetralone in good yield. This highly efficient transformation involves tande