Sodium Chloride → 6-Methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde

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To a solution of 2-bromo-6-methoxynaphthalene (4.00 g, 16.87 mmol) in 100 mL of anhydrous THF under nitrogen atmosphere at -78° C. was added a 1.6M solution of n-butyllithium in hexane (10.6 mL, 16.96 mmol). The reaction mixture turned into a yellow suspension 5 minutes after the addition of butyllithium. The suspension was stirred at -78° C. for 1 hour and then warmed to -23° C. Anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (4.0 mL, 51.7 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at -23° C. for 30 minutes. Saturated sodium chloride solution (50 mL) was added to quench the reaction. The organic layer was collected and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 mL). The combined organic layers were dried with anhydrous magnesium sulphate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue oil was chromatographed by 10% ethyl acetate in hexanes on silica gel to give 2.86 g (91%) of 6-methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde as a white solid.

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