Sulfuric Acid → 8-Azidonaphthalen-1-ol

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A sample of 8-azido-1-naphthylamine (0.368 g., 0.02 mole) was dissolved in warm, dilute sulfuric acid (3 ml. of conc. H2SO4 diluted with 30 ml. of water). The solution was cooled to O°C. and diazotized with a solution of NaNO2 (160 mg., 0.023 mole) in 2 ml. of water. The excess of nitrous acid was destroyed by the addition of urea. The yellow solution of the diazonium salt was diluted with 100 ml. of water and heated at 60°for 1.5 hr. The precipitated material was washed with water, dried and filtered through activated charcoal. Removal of ether left a residue which weighed 35 mg. Recrystallization from petroleum ether gave 1-azido-8-hydroxynaphthalene in the form of pale yellow needles (20 mg., 5.4 percent), m.p. 65°C.-67°C.

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