Journal of the American Chemical Society

Studies in the Phenanthrene Series. V. 9-Acetylphenanthrene. Reduction Products of 2-, 3-and 9-Acetylphenanthrenes1

E Mosettig, J Kamp

Index: Mosettig; van de Kamp Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1933 , vol. 55, p. 3442,3445

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Citation Number: 11

Abstract

Summary The methyl ester of a-naphthylacetic acid has been condensed with dimethyl oxalate to produce a-naphthyldimethylmalonate, and this ester alkylated to form a- naphthylethyldimethylmalonate. 2. a-Naphthylethyldimethylmalonate has been condensed with urea in sodium ethylate solution to form 5-a-naphthyl-5-ethylbarbituric acid. 3. Tests have shown that this new barbituric acid possesses hypnotic properties but is not as ...