Water → HCID 18670812, compound

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Reaction Steps

7.80 g (49.9 mmol) of 1-naphthaldehyde and 7.15 g (49.9 mmol) of methyl dichloroacetate were dissolved in 100 ml of t-butanol, and 6.15 g (54.8 mmol) of potassium t-butoxide was added thereto at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours and then 50 ml of water was added to stop the reaction. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated and subjected to silica gel column chromatography(eluent: n-hexane/ethyl acetate=90/10, v/v) to give 2.5 g (9.52 mmol, Yield 19%) of the title compound.

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