Carbon Dioxide → 7-(Methylsulfanyl)-2-naphthoic acid

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A stirred solution of 199 (850 mg, 3.36 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was treated at −78° C. with n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexanes, 1.48 mL, 3.70 mmol) under N2. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 15 nm in, then treated with excess CO2(g) and allowed to warm to room temperature. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was partitioned between water and EtOAc. The aqueous layer was acidified, and the resulting solid was crystallised from MeOH to give 7-(methylsulfanyl)-2-naphthoic acid (200) (577 mg, 79%): mp 217° C.; 1H NMR [(CD3)2SO] δ 13.0 (v br, 1H), 8.53 (d, J=0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.98-7.87 (m, 4H), 7.53 (dd, J=8.7, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (s, 3H). Anal. (C12H10O2S) C, H.

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