Acetyl chloride → 1-Naphthaleneethanol, acetate

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Reaction Steps

Triethylamine (691 mL, 4.96 mol) was added to an ice cold solution of 1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-naphthalene (569 g, 3.30 mol) in dichloromethane (2.2 L). Acetyl chloride (282 mL, 3.97 mol) was added dropwise over 90 minutes. After the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 minutes with ice-bath cooling. The reaction mixture was washed sequentially with water (2×1 L), 1N HCl (1 L, 500 mL), water (1 L), 5% aqueous NaHCO3 (500 mL), water (1 L), and brine (500 mL), then dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated to afford 1-(2-acetoxy-ethyl)-naphthalene (723.2 g) as a yellow oil that slowly crystallized.

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