140367-43-7Relevant articles and documents
PERNAPHTHYLENEDIAMINES. X. ACYLATION OF "PROTON SPONGE" AND ITS USE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF PHENALENONES
Vistorobskii, N.V.,Pozharskii, A.F.
, p. 1353 - 1358 (2007/10/02)
1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene ("proton sponge") is readily acylated by acid chlorides in the presence of AlCl3 in the 4- and 5-positions.Treatment with trifluoroacetic anhydride gives 4-trifluoroacetyl-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene, which on basic