Tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein either one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy and the other is acetyl and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl in a racemic or optically active form, which are useful as perfumes or intermediates for production of perfumes, are prepared from an R.sup.4 -benzene and pyrocine through the intermediary compounds of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy present at either one of 6- and 7-positions and A is hydrogen, carboxyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkoxycarbonyl, halogen, methyl, hydroxymethyl or halomethyl.
公式为:##STR1##其中R.sup.1和R.sup.2中的任意一个是氢、C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基或C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷氧基,另一个是乙酰基,R.sup.3以拉式或光学活性形式为氢或甲基的四氢
萘衍
生物,这些衍
生物可用作香
水或香
水生产中间体,从R.sup.4-苯和
吡啶醛经过公式的中间化合物制备:##STR2##其中R.sup.4是氢、C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基或C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷氧基,存在于6-和7-位置中的任一位置,A是氢、羧基、C.sub.2 -C.sub.5烷氧羰基、卤素、甲基、羟甲基或卤甲基。