6-Methoxynaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde → 4-(6-Methoxy-2-naphthalenyl)-3-buten-2-one

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U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,779 discloses the base-promoted condensation between 6-methoxy-naphthaldehyde I and acetone to give 4-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-3-buten-2-one in a 41% yield (example 20). 4-(6-Methoxy-2-naphthyl)-3-buten-2-one is purified by chromatography on silica gel column as it is contaminated by different impurities due to the binding of other acetone molecules to the keto functionality. Nabumetone V is obtained by Pd/C catalyzed hydrogenation (example 21). Nabumetone V in the amorphous form, starting from 6-methoxy-naphthaldehyde, is obtained in a 29 mol % yield.

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