1-Chloromethylnaphthalene → HCID 19382446, compound

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1.27 g of an 80% strength suspension of sodium hydride in paraffin (44 mmol) were added in small portions at 0° C. to a solution of 7.49 g (40 mmol) of 1-tert.butoxycarbonyl-3-hydroxy-pyrrolidine in 40 ml of dry dimethyl sulphoxide. 7.77 g (44 mmol) of 1-chloromethyl-naphthalene were subsequently slowly added dropwise. After 3 hours at room temperature, the mixture was poured into 200 ml of saturated ammonium chloride solution, extracted a number of times using ether, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. Flash chromatography (petroleum ether-toluene, then toluene-ethyl acetate gradients) gave 10.5 g of the title compound (76%) as a yellowish oil.

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