p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Methyl 3,5-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate

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To a solution of 3,5-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (5.05 g) in MeOH (100 mL) was added TsOH (93 mg). Tho reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 18 hours and then CH(OMe)3 (1 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for an additional 5 hours, at which point H2SO4 (10 drops) was added. After an additional 18 h, the reaction mixture was cooled to rt, poured into saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a yellow-white solid (5.19 g, 96%).

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