sodium hydroxide

1: aqueous alcoholic NaOH-solution 2: hydrochloric acid / 100 °C / im Rohr View Scheme

naphthalene; water; lithium 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 2 h; Yield given. Multistep reaction;

1: 1.) Li, naphthalene, 2.) H2O / 1.) THF, -78 deg C, 2 h 2: 50 percent / triethylamine; CH2Cl2 / 2 h / 20 °C 3: 1.) Li, naphthalene, 2.) H2O / 1.) THF, -78 deg C - 20 deg C, 12 h View Scheme