Triethylamine → 2-(Chloromethyl)-1-methylnaphthalene

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To a mixture of 10.1 g of 2-hydroxymethyl-1-methylnaphthalene, 14.0 ml of triethylamine and 120 ml of methylene dichloride, cooled in an ice-salt bath was added dropwise 5.5 ml of methanesulfonyl chloride. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, washed with water, dried and concentrated in vacuo to obtain 8.4 g of 2-chloromethyl-1-methylnaphthalene as a waxy solid.

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