Oxalic Acid → HCID 11381931, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 31.6 g. of diethyl 6-methoxy-2-naphthylmalonate, 2.4 g. of sodium hydride, and 350 ml. of methanol is stirred for 1 hour; then 24 g. of methyliodide are added and the resulting mixture is refluxed for two hours. The cooled mixture is neutralized with aqueous oxalic acid. The product, diethyl 6-methoxy-2-naphthyl-α-methylmalonate, is isolated, hydrolyzed, and decarboxylated by the means of the above described processes to give 6-methoxy-2-naphthyl-α-methylacetic acid.

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