Potassium Carbonate → 4-(2-((4-Nitronaphthalen-1-yl)oxy)ethyl)morpholine

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A mixture of 4-nitro-1-hydroxynaphthalene (10.0 g, 52.8 mmol), 4-(2-chloroethyl)-morpholine hydrochloride (13.77 g, 74.0 mmol), NaOH (3.0 g, 74.0 mmol), K2CO3 (17.53 g, 126.8 mmol) and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (400 ml) is heated to 90-100° C. and held for 2-3 hours. The mixture is cooled to 40° C. and water (300 ml) is added. The mixture is cooled to 0° C. and held for 4 hours. The product is collected by filtration, washed with water, cyclohexane and dried under vacuum to constant weight to yield 4-[2-(4-nitro-naphthalen-1-yloxy)-ethyl]-morpholine 14.73 g, 92.6%.

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