Hydrochloric Acid → 1-[3-(2-Chloro-1-chloromethyl-ethoxy)-2-nitro-phenylmethanesulfonyl]-naphthalene

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A mixture of 1-(2-chloro-1-chloromethyl-ethoxy)-2-nitro-benzene (2) (2.0 g, 8 mmoles) and 1-chloromethane-sulfonyl-naphthalene (2.88 g, 12 mmoles) in THF at −78° C., under nitrogen, was treated dropwise over a 30 minute period with a solution of 1M potassium t-butoxide (18 ml, 18 mmoles). The reaction temperature was allowed to rise to −40° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at −40° C. for 5 hours poured into cold 2N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The extracts were combined, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated under vacuum. The resultant solid residue was recrystallized from CH2Cl2/hexane to afford the title compound as an off-white solid (2.4 g, 5.3 mmoles), identified by HNMR analysis.

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