Sulfuric Acid → 3-(Adamantan-1-yl)-6-bromonaphthalen-2-ol

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In a 100 ml flask, under a nitrogen atmosphere, are placed 2 g of 1-acetoxyadamantane and 20 ml of n-heptane, and 0.5 g of concentrated sulfuric acid is introduced drop by drop. At a temperature of about 22.C, 2.3 of 6-hydroxy-2-bromonaphthalene are added slowly and the mixture is left in vigorous agitation. The solvent is eliminated by filtration and the solid residue in suspension in the water is collected. The residue is filtered and then washed until neutrality is obtained. The resulting reddish solid is washed again with hexane until a colorless filtrate is obtained. After drying in a vacuum oven for 24 hours at 30 C one obtains a raw product which is chromatographed with a silica column using an ethyl acetate and hexane mixture of 1:9 as the eluent. After evaporation of the solvents, 1.3 g of desired raw product were obtained (Melting point: 218°-224° C.).

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