Ethyl Bromide → Diethyl 1-(ethyloxy)-4-hydroxy-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylate

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Bromoethane (0.359 g, 3.29 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of diethyl 1,4-dihydroxy-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylate (1 g, 3.29 mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.454 g, 3.29 mmol) in acetone (25 ml). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 24 hours under an atmosphere of argon. The resulting mixture was evaporated and the residue was partitioned between 2× ethylacetate and water. The combined organics were washed with water and dried over magnesium sulphate. The orange oil was purified by chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate (0-10%) in hexane to give the title compound as a clear oil (0.661 g, 1.99 mmol). LC/MS: Rt=3.63, [MH]− 331.

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