Methylation of 2-Naphthol Using Dimethyl Carbonate under Continuous-Flow Gas-Phase Conditions

• Pietro Tundo ^[1] ; Anthony E. Rosamilia ^[1] ; Fabio Aricò ^[1]
  1. [1] Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale, Italy
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 87, Nº 11 (November), 2010, págs. 1233-1235
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This experiment investigates the methylation of 2-naphthol with dimethyl carbonate. The volatility of the substrates, products, and co-products allows the reaction to be performed using a continuous-flow gas-phase setup at ambient pressure. The reaction uses catalytic quantities of base, achieves high conversion, produces little waste, and demonstrates many other fundamental aspects of green chemistry.