2, 3-Naphthalenedicarboxylic anhydride

S Fier, RW Sullivan, B Rickborn

Index: Fier, Susan; Sullivan, Robert W.; Rickborn, Bruce Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 53, # 10 p. 2353 - 2354

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Abstract

The title compound is useful for the generation of the very reactive naphthol [2, 3-c] furan.'Until a few years ago the corresponding diacid was sold, but it has become either prohibitively expensive or unavailable. Carlson2 has indicated that the precursor needed for the Organic Syntheses preparation3 is no longer sold. This method also requires a stirred pressure reactor, equipment not found in many laboratories. Another preparation of the ...