Carbon Tetrachloride → 1-(Trichloromethyl)naphthalene

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100 g of 1-naphthyl methyl sulphide are dissolved in 250 ml of carbon tetrachloride. Chlorine is introduced into the solution at 75° to 80° C., until the solution is saturated. The solvent and the resulting sulphur chloride are then distilled off. 30 g of 1-trichloromethylnaphthalene of boiling point 124° to 128° C./0.3 mm are obtained, after fractional distillation, from the reaction product which remains as a residue.

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