Sodium Iodide → HCID 21569111, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 0.1 moles of ethyl α-bromo-6-methoxy-2-naphthylacetate and 150 g. of sodium iodide in 1 liter of anhydrous acetone is refluxed for 4 hours. The reaction mixture is then evaporated to dryness and extracted with ether. The ether is then washed with water, dried and evaporated to dryness to obtain ethyl α-iodo-6-methoxy-2-naphthylacetate.

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