Phloroglucinol → HCID 10540475, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 5 g of 3-amino-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid in 50 ml of heptan-1-ol there are added 3.5 g of 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene and 62.5 mg of para-toluenesulphonic acid. The mixture is stirred for 48 hours under reflux using a Dean-Stark apparatus, and the reaction mixture is then concentrated in vacuo. The residue is chromatographed over silica gel (eluant:cyclohexane/acetone: 90/10). The isolated product is crystallised from a cyclohexane/acetone mixture, allowing 5.2 g of the expected product to be obtained.

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