Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → HCID 86714336, compound

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To a solution of 1-bromo-6-methoxynaphthalen-2-ol (described in U.S. 61/423,799) (2.90 g, 11.5 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) and THF (20 mL) was added K2CO3 (3.18 g, 23.0 mmol) and MOMCl (1.10 g, 13.8 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 48 hours and stirred at 30-40° C. for 5 days. An aqueous/EtOAc workup was followed by purification by silica gel column chromatography (PE to PE/EtOAc=200/1) to give the product (1.90 g, yield 56%) as an off-white solid.

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