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A concise synthesis of 1-substituted-2-tetralones by selective diol dehydration leading to ketone transposition
Jensen,Slobodzian
, p. 6029 - 6033 (2007/10/03)
Dehydration of 1-substituted-1,2-tetralindiols with zinc iodide afforded the corresponding 2-tetralones in excellent yields. This procedure was found to be superior to the more conventional BF3-catalyzed rearrangement of 1-substituted-1,2-epoxytetralins. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
