A. Rao, V. Deshpande, N. Reddy
1982
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Journal
Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Metal ammonia reduction of 2-acetyl-5,8-dimethoxynaphthalene gave 2-acetyl-5, 8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene which was converted to 2-acetyl-5,8-dimethoxy- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthol, a key intermediate for the synthesis of many antitumor anthracyclinones.