Sulfuric Acid → 3-Iodo-2-naphthalenemethanol

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Reaction Steps

A solution of (3-amino-2-naphthyl)methanol (500 mg, 2.89 mmol) in water (3 mL), acetone (3 mL) and concentrated HCl (1.6 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and a solution of sodium nitrite (219 mg, 3.18 mmol) in water (0.7 mL) was added. The reaction was stirred for 2 h at 0° C. and a solution of potassium iodide (719 mg, 4.33 mmol) and concentrated H2SO4 (0.16 mL) in water (1.2 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was heated at 60° C. for 2-3 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and 50% saturated Na2SO3 (30 mL) was added. The mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×20 mL) and the combined extracts were washed with brine (20 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product. This was purified by flash chromatography (Si, 25×160 mm, 0-40% EtOAc in hexanes gradient) to afford (3-iodo-2-naphthyl)methanol. Rf=0.47 (20% EtOAc/hexanes). 1H NMR (600 MHz, CD3OD): δ 8.35 (s, 1H); 7.91 (s, 1H); 7.81 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H); 7.71 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H); 7.47-7.42 (m, 2H); 4.69 (s, 2H).

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