1-Naphthoic acid → 4-Chloronaphthalene-1-carboxylic acid

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A process for the preparation of 4-bromo-naphthalic acid anhydride by bromination of an alkali metal salt of naphthalic acid in an aqueous medium at a pH of 6.8 to 9 by dropwise adding 0.55 to 0.65 mol of bromine per mol of naphthalic acid and oxidizing the bromine at the same pH-value with chlorine. By this process 4-bromo-naphthalic acid anhydride can be obtained in a quantitative yield whereby the formation of 4-chloro-naphthalic acid is avoided.

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