Substituted 1-tetralones play an important role in the synthesis of natural and non-natural products.1 8-Methoxy-1-tetralone 5 unlike 5-, 6-, and 7-methoxy-1 tetralones is not commercially available. It has recently been utilized for the synthesis2 of ARQ-501, a metabolite of human blood. In addition, tetralone 5 has been used in the synthesis of compounds for the study of dopamine (DA) and serotonin