... Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 36, Issue 38, 18 September 1995, Pages 6815–6818. Cover image Cover image. General preparation of 3-alkyl-1-naphthols. ... Abstract. Potassium enolates derived from readily available o-alkynylacetophenones undergo intramolecular cycloaromatization on heating to afford 3-alkyl-1-naphthols in good yields. Key words. ... c) P. Turnbull, HW Moore; J. Org. Chem., 60 (1995), p. 644. ...