2-Acetylnaphthalene → HCID 610454, compound

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2'-Acetonaphthone (10 0 g, 58 mmol, [93-08-3]) was dissolved in 20 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal [4637-24-5] and the mixture was heated under reflux for 14 hours. The mixture was then cooled, concentrated, and the crystalline residue was recrystallized from cyclohexane to give the title product as orange crystals (9.88 g, 76%). mp 100° -101° . Calc'd for C15H15NO: C 79.97%, H 6.71 %, N 6.22%; found: C 79.71%, H 6.76%, N 6.51%. NMR (CDCl3): 8.40 (s, 1 H); 8.00-7.83 (m, 5 H); 7.54-7.51 (m, 2 H); 5.86 (d, 1 H); 3.33-2.83 (br d, 6 H). Mass spec 226 (M +H+).

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