Ethanol → Diethyl 1,4-diethoxynaphthalene-2,3-dicarboxylate

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Iodoethane (70 g) was added to a solution of diethyl 1,4-dihydroxy-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylate (35 g) in ethanolic sodium ethoxide, prepared from sodium (7.6 g) and ethanol (250 ml), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours. After keeping overnight at room temperature, the mixture was poured onto ice-hydrochloric acid (500 ml). The oil was separated, washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate and crystallised from ethanol to give diethyl 1,4-diethoxy-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylate, (IV) m.p. 68°.

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