The condensation of 3-methoxyacetophenone (I) with benzaldehyde (II) by means of NaOH in ethanol - water gives 3'-methoxychalcone (III), which by addition of HCN (KCN) in ethanol-acetic acid is transformed into 2-phenyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutyronitrile (IV). The hydrolysis of (IV) with aqueous H2SO4 at 100 C affords the corresponding ketoacid (V), which is reduced with amalgamated zinc and 2N HCl yielding 2-phenyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)butyric acid (VI). The cyclization of (VI) by means of liquid HF yields 2-phenyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenone (VII), which is finally condensed with 4-(2-pyrrolidinoethoxy)phenylmagnesium bromide in refluxing THF.

The condensation of 3-methoxyacetophenone (I) with benzaldehyde (II) by means of NaOH in ethanol - water gives 3'-methoxychalcone (III), which by addition of HCN (KCN) in ethanol-acetic acid is transformed into 2-phenyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutyronitrile (IV). The hydrolysis of (IV) with aqueous H2SO4 at 100 C affords the corresponding ketoacid (V), which is reduced with amalgamated zinc and 2N HCl yielding 2-phenyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)butyric acid (VI). The cyclization of (VI) by means of liquid HF yields 2-phenyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenone (VII), which is finally condensed with 4-(2-pyrrolidinoethoxy)phenylmagnesium bromide in refluxing THF.

The condensation of 3-methoxyacetophenone (I) with benzaldehyde (II) by means of NaOH in ethanol - water gives 3'-methoxychalcone (III), which by addition of HCN (KCN) in ethanol-acetic acid is transformed into 2-phenyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxobutyronitrile (IV). The hydrolysis of (IV) with aqueous H2SO4 at 100 C affords the corresponding ketoacid (V), which is reduced with amalgamated zinc and 2N HCl yielding 2-phenyl-4-(3-methoxyphenyl)butyric acid (VI). The cyclization of (VI) by means of liquid HF yields 2-phenyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenone (VII), which is finally condensed with 4-(2-pyrrolidinoethoxy)phenylmagnesium bromide in refluxing THF.