Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 8-allyl-7-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate

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Ethyl 7-allyloxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate (6.2 g) was heated in refluxing N,N-diethylaniline for 2 hours. The solution was cooled, treated with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate, which was then washed with dilute hydrochloric acid, and water, dried and evaporated to a solid. Crystallisation from benzene/petroleum ether (b.p. 40-60) afforded ethyl 8-allyl-7-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate (4.5 g), m.p. 115°-116°.

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