Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 6-aminonaphthalene-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of methyl-6-(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy-1-napthoate (2.0 g, 6.0 mmol) in dimethoxyethane (10 mL) was added Pd2(dba)3 (55 mg, 0.06 mmol), 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl (84 mg, 0.23 mmol), K3PO4 (1.9 g, 8.9 mmol) and benzophenone imine (1.25 mL, 7.5 mmol). The mixture was heated at 90° C. for 10 h. After cooling to ambient temperature, 2N HCl (4 mL) was added the mixture was stirred vigorously for 1 h. EtOAc (5 mL) was added to the reaction and the mixture was basified to pH 14 with 6N NaOH. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3×30 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting brown residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-25% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the title compound as a orange oil. MS (ESI, pos. ion) m/z: 202.1 (M+1). Mass Calc'd for C12H11NO2: 201.22.

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