Reaction SMILES: [OH:1][CH2:2][C:3]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[C:9]2[C:4]=1[CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][C:8]2=[O:13].[H-].[Na+].[CH3:16]I>>[CH3:16][O:1][CH2:2][C:3]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[C:9]2[C:4]=1[CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][C:8]2=[O:13]
Reactant: CI
Reactant: O=C1CCCc2c(CO)cccc21
Agent: [H-]
Agent: [Na+]
Product: COCc1cccc2c1CCCC2=O

Procedure:
The 2-naphthyl acetic acid starting materials that are substituted at C-5 or C-7 with a cycloalkyl, hydroxymethyl, alkoxymethyl, vinyl, ethynyl, formyl, acetal, or monocyclicalkyl group are prepared from the corresponding C-5 or C-6 substituted 1-tetralones, which are prepared, by conventional methods or the methods described in our copending U.S. application Ser. No. 694,771, filed on Dec. 7, 1967, employed in the preparation of 1-tetralones, similarly substituted at C-6. For example, a 5-methyl-1-tetralone is ketalized with ethylene glycol and p-toluenesulfonic acid and then treated with N-bromo succinimide to yield the corresponding 5-bromomethyl derivative which is deketalized by acid hydrolysis. The 5-bromomethyl compounds are treated with potassium acetate in dimethylformamide, and then hydrolyzed with aqueous base to yield the corresponding 5-hydroxymethyl-1-tetralones. The 5-hydroxymethyl group is etherified by conventional means; such as treating the 5-hydroxymethyl-1-tetralone with sodium hydride and methyl iodide to obtain the corresponding 5-methoxymethyl-1-tetralone. The 5-hydroxymethyl-1-tetralone is ketalized and oxidized with manganese dioxide to yield the corresponding 5-formyl-1-tetralone ketal compound. When the latter is treated with methylmagnesium bromide the corresponding 5-(1'-methyl-1'-hydroxymethyl)-1-tetralone ketal is obtained, which when dehydrated with heat in the presence of acid yields the corresponding 5-vinyl-1-tetralone. The 5-ethynyl-1-tetralone is prepared by treating the corresponding 5-vinyl compound with a molar equivalent of bromine and then debrominating the resulting dibromo product with potassium hydroxide. The 5-acetal-1-tetralone is prepared by oxidizing the 5-(1'-methyl-1'-hydroxymethyl)-1-tetralone with chromium trioxide in 8N sulfuric acid. The 5-cycloalkyl- 1-tetralone is prepared by treating the corresponding 5-chloro-1-tetralone with ethylene glycol and p-toluenesulfonic acid and then with magnesium in tetrahydrofuran to yield the corresponding Grignard reagent; this in turn is treated with the corresponding oxoalkyl, such as cyclohexanone, to obtain the corresponding 5-(1'-hydroxycycloalkyl)-1-tetralone ketal. The latter is acid hydrolyzed and then hydrogenolyzed with a molar equivalent of hydrogen in the presence of Raney Nickel to yield the corresponding 5-cycloalkyl compound. The 5-aryl-1-tetralones can be prepared by treating 1-tetralon-5-yl magnesium chloride ketal, prepared as described above, with an unsubstituted or substituted cyclohexenone in tetrahydrofuran to yield the corresponding 5-(unsubstituted or substituted) cyclohexadienyl-1-tetralone ketal, which upon a mild dehydrogenation in the presence of 5% palladium on charcoal at about 175°C and acid hydrolysis yields the corresponding 5-(unsubstituted or substituted)-phenyl-1-tetralone. Similarly, the 7-substituted-1-tetralones can be prepared from 7-methyl-1-tetralone and 7-chloro- or 7-bromo-1-tetralone by means of the above described processes.