
%0 Journal Article
%A Oommen, PK 
%T Birch reduction of 2-Methoxy-1-naphthoic acids
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1975/09/01
%V 28
%N 9
%P 2095-2097
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9752095
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9752095 
%X The reduction of 2-methoxy-1-naphthoic acids (1) with 2.4 equiv. of sodium in liquid ammonia leads to the formation of the 1,4-dihydro compounds (2). These reduction products on esterification with diazomethane followed by hydrolysis with dilute mineral acids yield methyl 2-oxotetralin-1-carboxylates (5). This constitutes a satisfactory general method of synthesis of (5). 
