Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 17842552, compound

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6-Chloro-4-hydroxy-2-methoxycarbonylnaphthalene (J. Chem. Research (S), 1995, p. 638) (473 mg) was dissolved in ethanol (10 ml), and a 1N aqueous solution (4.0 ml) of sodium hydroxide was added to stir the mixture for 24 hours at room temperature. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 60° C. and 6 hours at 70° C., and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. An 1N aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid and ethyl acetate were added to separate an organic layer. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound (442 mg) as a pale yellow solid.

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