2-Aminotetralin is alkylated with ethyl chloroacetate to afford the glycine derivative. Heating with formic acid then affords the amide (2). This compound is then reacted with ethyl formate to yield hydroxymethylene ester (3).
The compounds of every Wikipedia article carrying a Chembox or a Drugbox, refreshed daily, with the values their infoboxes give. The pages need JavaScript; the API does not.