Sodium Hydroxide → 1-(Ethyloxy)-4-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid

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A mixture of diethyl 1-(ethyloxy)-4-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]-2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylate (3.05 g, 7.23 mmol), ethanol (30 ml), and 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (35 ml) was refluxed for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and evaporated. This was acidified with HCl (2N) and extracted with 2× ethyl acetate. Combined organics were dried over magnesium sulphate and the solvent evaporated to give the title compound as a white solid (2.55 g, 6.97 mmol). LC/MS: Rt=2.76, [MH]− 365.

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