Oxidation with Fremy's Salt. VI. Syntheses of Several 5-Alkyl (and Phenyl)-1-naphthols

Abstract

In order to examine oxidation with Fremy's salt, 5-phenyl-1-naphthol (21) (mp 93-94°), 5-methyl-1-naphtol (22) (mp 93-94°), 5-ethyl-1-napthol (23) (mp 78-80°), and 5-isopropyl-1-napthol (24) (mp 68-69°) were prepared from 8-chloro-5-methoxy-3, 4-dihydro-1 (2H)-naphthalenone (4).