Abstract Novel 1, 7-dihydro-or 1, 2, 6, 7-tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives were obtained from naphthalene through a polysilylation/oxidation process as well as 1, 4, 6, 7-tetrakis (trimethylsily) naphthalene, a regiospecific precursor of 1, 4, 6, 7-tetrafunctional naphthalenes.
