[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[C:4](Br)=[C:5]2[C:10](=[CH:11][CH:12]=1)[C:9]([C:13]([O:15][CH3:16])=[O:14])=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6]2.[F:18][C:19]([F:24])([F:23])C([O-])=O.[Na+]>[Cu]I.CN(C)C=O>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[C:4]([C:19]([F:24])([F:23])[F:18])=[C:5]2[C:10](=[CH:11][CH:12]=1)[C:9]([C:13]([O:15][CH3:16])=[O:14])=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6]2Using the same general procedure as in Comparative Example A, one molar proportion of methyl 6-methoxy-5-bromo-1-naphthoate (MMBN) was reacted with 1.7 molar proportions of sodium trifluoroacetate in the presence of 2 molar proportions of CuI and molar proportions of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), with an additional 0.95 molar proportion of sodium trifluoroacetate being added during the course of the reaction. The total reaction time was 5 hours. After workup, the desired methyl 6-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-1-naphthoate (MMTN) was isolated in a 76% yield.
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