Sodium Hydroxide → 8-Aminonaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

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According to the procedure of W. Adcock, et al. Aust. J. Chem. 18, 1351 (1965), a mixture of ethyl 8-amino-2-naphthoate (5.2 g, 0.024 mol), 1N NaOH (48 mL, 0.048 mol), and dioxane (50 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The dioxane was removed under reduced pressure, and the aqueous phase was diluted with H2O (100 mL) and extracted with ether. Neutralization with acetic acid produced a yellow precipitate which was collected by filtration (3.2 g, 71%), m.p. 221°-223° C.

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