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HRID 2291247Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Furancarboxylic acid → 6-Methoxy-1-naphthoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Furancarboxylic acidHCID 6919—
ReactantAnisoleHCID 7519—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
Product6-Methoxy-1-naphthoic acidHCID 4413708—

Reaction Steps

This starts from anisole; this is reacted with furan-2-carboxylic acid in the presence of a large excess of aluminium trichloride to give 6-methoxy-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid (see J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69, page 2262 and European Patent No. A1-200,840).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04795596
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_01
ORD IDord-e2bdbe5a3ed0451ab5e46c42be3181d5
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_01