Diethyl Ether → HCID 57809429, compound

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To a stirred suspension of 3.6 g NaH (90 mmol, 60% in mineral oil) in 200 ml Et2O 16.2 ml (94 mmol) of diethyl 2-methylmalonate was added slowly with cooling. After 2 h stirring at 20 C, solution of 21.2 g (90 mmol) of 2-(bromomethyl)-6-methylnaphthalene (prepared according Buu-Hoi L.; J. Chem. Soc.; 1946; 831) in 30 ml of THF was added, resulting mixture was stirred overnight and decomposed by addition of saturated NH4Cl solution. Organic phase was separated, aqueous—extracted twice with 100 ml portions of ether. Combined extracts were evaporated, residue was dissolved in 150 ml methanol and solution of KOH (20 g, 360 mmol) was added slowly. Mixture was refluxed for 5 h, then evaporated to dryness and resulting semisolid was dissolved in warm water (400 ml). Solution was extracted three times with 100 ml portions of ether, then acidified by carefully addition of 10% HCl. Precipitate of acid 2 was collected and dried, yielded 20 g (81%) of white powder.

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