Methanol → Methyl 5-bromo-1-naphthoate

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To a suspension of 5-bromo-1-naphthylcarboxylic acid (5 g, 20 mmol) in 200 mL anhydrous MeOH was added 5 mL concentrated H2SO4 and refluxed overnight. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and concentrated to one-third the volume. The residue was diluted with water and extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was separated and washed with water (2×), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated. Silica gel column chromatography using hexane/ethyl acetate (2/11) gave 4.91 g (92%) of the product.

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