Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Aminonaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of ethyl 5-amino-2-naphthoate (7.0 g, 0.0325 mol), dioxane (40 ml), and 1 N NaOH (39 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The dioxane was removed under reduced pressure, H2O (50 mL) was added, and the mixture was neutralized with acetic acid (2.23 mL). The resulting brown solid precipitate was collected by filtration to give the desired product (5.4 g, 89%), m.p. 231°-234° C.

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