Acetic Acid → 1-Benzyl-2-chloromethylnaphthalene

Beteiligte Stoffe

Reaktionsbedingungen

Reaktionsschritte

1-Benzylnaphthalene (3.0 g; 13.7 mMol), as prepared above, formaldehyde (1.0 g; 35.7 mMol), glacial acetic acid (4.3 g; 71.7 mMol), concentrated hydrochloric acid (6.5 mL) and 85% phosphoric acid (4.3 mL) were combined and heated in an oil bath maintained at 90° C. for 4.5 hr. The reaction mixture was cooled, a small amount of water was added, and extraction was carried out with diethyl ether. The combined organic extractions were washed with sodium carbonate (10% aqueous), and brine; then dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue subjected to medium pressure chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane. The product (1.18 g; 32% yield) was isolated as a colorless oil which subsequently crystallized.

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