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HRID 2271266Generated: November 2, 2026

Imidazole → 6-methylnaphthalen-2-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantImidazoleHCID 795—
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
Reactant6-Bromo-2-naphthalenolHCID 27144—
Reactanttert-Butyldimethylsilyl chlorideHCID 28928—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
Product6-methylnaphthalen-2-olHCID 242834—

Reaction Steps

React 6-bromo-2-naphthol with t-butyl dimethylsilyl chloride and imidazole, followed by adding n-BuLi and CH3I. Deprotect the hydroxyl group by reacting with n-Bu4F to produce the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06333435B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_12
ORD IDord-e48013da5b4941b6aae10650e48bef19
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_12