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HRID 488114Generated: October 29, 2026

Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → Naphthalene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantChloromethyl Methyl EtherHCID 7864—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant1-Naphthol-8-methanolHCID 12203796—
ProductNaphthaleneHCID 931—

Reaction Steps

8-hydroxymethyl-1-naphthol (XXXXXVI) is reacted with chloromethyl methyl ether in a customary manner, for example, by using potassium carbonate as an acid remover to obtain a naphthalene derivative (XXXXXVII).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05298649
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_03
ORD IDord-100591b5abea4a2b88fbd2bcdfbe5746
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_03