2-Naphthalenecarboxaldehyde → HCID 269865, compound

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A mixture of 2-naphthaldehyde (12 g), nitromethane (13.8 g) and ammonium acetate (5 g) in acetic acid (50 ml) was refluxed for 21/2 hours. The brown mixture was poured into ice-water (100 ml) from which a yellow solid separated. Filtration and drying in vacuo afforded the title compound (14.4 g).

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