Water → HCID 20270155, compound

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Potassium superoxide (0.71 g) was added to a solution of 4-(1-naphthyloxy)butyl chloride (2.0 g) and 18-Crown-6 (0.5 g) in dimethylsulfoxide (10 ml). After 8 hors the mixture was added to water and the solution was extracted with ether. The ethereal solution was dried and evaporated and the residue chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with 2:1 hexane ether, to yield the title compound as an oil.

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