Synthesis 1990; 1990(10): 967-968
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-27067
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A New Synthesis of 1,4,5,8-Tetramethylnaphthalene

Toshihiro Kamada* , Nobuhide Wasada
  • *National Chemical Laboratory for Industry, Higashi-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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Publication Date:
17 September 2002 (online)

A convenient four-step preparation of 1,4,5,8-tetramethylnaphthalene from commercially available 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid is presented.

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