2-Methyl-1-tetralone

clear yellow to orange liquid

Methylation of 1-tetralone followed by the subsequent dehydrogenation of 2-methyl-1-tetralone in the presence of Pd/C catalyst also has been reported.

ChEBI: 2-methyl-1-tetralone is a member of the class of tetralins that is tetralin in which the hydrogens at positions 1 and 2 are replaced by oxo and methyl groups, respectively. It is a member of tetralins and an aromatic ketone.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 89, p. 5727, 1967 DOI: 10.1021/ja00998a055
Tetrahedron Letters, 32, p. 819, 1991 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)74896-9

2-Methyl-1-tetralone undergoes enantioselective hydrogenation catalyzed by 1,4-diamine-ruthenium(II) complexes.