A short enantiospecific synthesis of 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (ADTN)
✍ Scribed by Nordlander, J. Eric; Payne, Mark J.; Njoroge, F. George; Vishwanath, Vasanth M.; Han, Gi Rin; Laikos, George D.; Balk, Michael A.
- Book ID
- 127342477
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 623 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3263
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## Abstract Racemic 2‐amino‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydronaphthalene‐5,6‐diol (5,6‐ADTN; **4**) was synthesized from 5,6‐dimethoxynaphthalene‐2‐carboxylic acid (**14**) in four steps (60% overall yield; __Scheme__). The crucial steps of the synthesis are __Birch__ reduction of **14** to the valuable synthon *