Dimethyl Sulfate → N-(7-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)acetamide

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A mixture of 8-Acetamido-2-naphthol (21 g, 0.104 mol), dimethyl sulfate (15.1 g, 0.12 mol) and potassium carbonate (41 g, 0.3 mol) in acetone (200 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 48 h. Solids were removed by filtration and washed with methanol, and the filtrate evaporated. The residue was washed in 1:1 hexane:toluene, collected by filtration and dried (24.7 g).

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