1-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid → 4-Bromo-1-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

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Bromine (6.1 mL, 120 mmol) was added to a solution of 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (compound 66, 18.9 g, 100 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (250 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The resulting solid was filtered and dried in vacuo to yield the title compound (24.6 g, 92%) as a white solid.

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