Toluene → 2-(2-Methoxyphenyl)naphthalene

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Using a THF solution of 2-naphthylmagnesium bromide (1.47 mL, 1.02 M, 1.5 mmol), and 1-chloro-2-methoxybenzene (142.6 mg, 1.0 mmol) as starting materials, the reaction was performed at a scale of 1.0 mmol at 70° C. for 48 hours in the same manner as in Example 2. After performing silica gel column chromatography (toluene=10, 20 and 40% in hexane), the above compound was obtained as a white solid (0.224 g, yield=96%, purity=>99% (GC analysis)).

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