SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.41, sa.13, ss.2017-2024, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
[image omitted] 5-Methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-amine was synthesized from 2-naphthoic acid in six steps with an overall yield of 27%. Following the reaction sequence, bromination, esterification, substitution with NaOMe in the presence of CuI, the Birch reduction, Curtius rearrangement, and hydrogenolysis afforded biologically active title compound 5-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-amine as hydrogen chloride salt.