Patent ID: 7829745

Claim:
A method for producing a 1-aryl-2-tetralone, the method comprising reacting a compound comprising the formula I wherein m is from 1 to 5; and R 1 comprises hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester, a fluoro group, a perfluoroalkyl group, a nitrile group, an alkenyl, alkynyl group, an aryl group, a protected group, or a fused ring; with a compound comprising the formula II wherein n is from 1 to 4; and R 2 comprises hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester, a fluoro group, a perfluoroalkyl group, a nitrile group, an alkenyl, alkynyl group, an aryl group, a protected group, or a fused aromatic group or cycloalkyl group; in the presence of (1) a bisphosphinoferrocene palladium (II) catalyst and (2) an alkali metal alkoxide base, wherein the 1-aryl-2-tetralone is substantially substituted at the 1-position.