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HRID 261002Generated: October 30, 2026

Naphthalene → Naphthalene sodium

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNaphthaleneHCID 931—
Reactant2,4,6-TrichloroanilineHCID 12471—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductNaphthalene sodiumHCID 66588811—

Reaction Steps

Sodium naphthalene was prepared from naphthalene (12.8 g., 0.1 mole), sodium (2.3 g., 0.1 g atom) and tetrahydrofuran (200 ml.). Thereafter, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline (19.6 g., 0.1 mole) was added under nitrogen at ice bath temperature.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04163659
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_08
ORD IDord-b371c0a792f44983bf447eed26baf14e
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_08