H. Hirai, Y. Shiraishi, Hiroaki Shirai
Sep 1, 1995
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Abstract
The one-step synthesis of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid from naphthalene with carbon tetrachloride, copper powder and aqueous alkali has been achieved under mild conditions by the use of β-cyclodextrin as catalyst, producing 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid in 65 mol-% yield with 79% selectivity.