Dimethylformamide → HCID 13184845, compound

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A mixture of 1,6-dihydroxynaphthalene (5.02 g, 31.3 mmole), anhydrous potassium carbonate (52.0 g, 376 mmole) , N,N-dimethylformamide (50 ml) and iodoethane (15 ml, 188 mmole) was stirred in a 35° C. oil bath for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solid residue was rinsed thoroughly with ethyl ether. The filtrate and the washings were combined and concentrated in vacuo to remove most of the solvents. The brown residue was partitioned between water and ether and the layers were separated. The ether layer was washed with water. The combined aqueous layers were back extracted with ether. The ether extracts were combined, washed with brine and dried over magnesium sulfate. Filtration and concentration gave a crude brown solid (6.74 g, 99% yield). Recrystallization of the crude product from hot methanol gave 1,6-diethoxynaphthalene (4.36 g, 64% yield, first crop) as a light brown solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ8.20 (1H, d, phenyl), 7.06-7.36 (4H, m, phenyl), 6.66 (1H, dd, phenyl), 4.10-4.23 (4H, 2 sets of q, 2 CH2), 1.45-1.56 (6H, 2 sets if t, 2 CH3).

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