Ammonium Chloride → 2-Methoxy-1-phenylnaphthalene

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To a flask charged with 1-bromo-2-methoxynaphthalene (20.0 g, 84.4 mmol), phenylboronic acid (11.3 g, 92.8 mmol), palladium acetate (0.10 g, 0.46 mmol), triphenylphosphine (0.85 g, 2.78 mmol) and potassium phosphate (40.9 g, 177.9 mmol), added was mixture of water (60 mL) and dimethoxyethane (120 mL), and the resultant mixture was heated under reflux for 6 hours. After cooling the mixture to ambient temperature, aqueous ammonium chloride solution (150 mL) and diethyl ether (200 mL) were injected thereto. The organic layer was isolated, and the residue was extracted with diethyl ether. The combined organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to remove the volatile substances. Purification via silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane) gave 2-methoxy-1-phenylnaphthalene (13.0 g, yield: 66%) as colorless liquid.

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