Thionyl Chloride → 6-(Chlorocarbonyl)naphthalen-2-yl acetate

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30 Grams (130.3 mmol) of 6-acetoxy-2-naphthoic acid and 155 g (260 mmol) of purified thionyl chloride were placed in a reactor, and the mixture was refluxed under heat (79° C.) for 4 hours. Thionyl chloride was distilled off under atmospheric pressure, 150 ml of toluene was added, and toluene and thionyl chloride were distilled off under reduced pressure, to give 33 g of an end compound (yield 98%).

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