Toluene → 1-Naphthol

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The compound of the above formula (33) was dissolved in 120 ml of toluene and heated to 90° C. 57.6 g (303.0 mmol) of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate was added to this solution and refluxed for 4 hours. After the reaction, the reaction product was washed in water, the solvent was removed, and the obtained product was purified by column chromatography to obtain a naphthol compound represented by the following formula (34) as 4.4 g (7.6 mmol, yield rate of 75%) of a white solid.

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