1-Naphthol → HCID 20250613, compound

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1-Naphthol (72.1 g, 500 mmol) and pentadecanoic acid (121.2 g, 500 mmol) were mixed with boron trifluoride etherate (400 ml) and heated on a steam bath for 4 hours. Then 400 ml water was carefully added and heating was continued to remove as much of the ether as possible. The precipitated solid was filtered off, washed well with water and air dried. The crude product was recrystallized from ethanol to give the pentadecanoylnaphthol as light yellow plates. Yield: 110 g (60 percent).

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