Benzyl Bromide → 4-Benzyloxy-6-fluoro-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a mixture of 6-fluoro-4-hydroxy-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (4.6 g, 21 mmol), potassium carbonate (5.8 g, 42 mmol) and acetone (100 mL) was added benzyl bromide (5.47 g, 32 mmol). After being stirred vigorously at reflux for 4 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere, the resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature, and filtered. The organic solution was concentrated in vacuo to give 4-benzyloxy-6-fluoro-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (5.85 g, 90%) as a white solid.

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