Synthesis of 1-acetoxy-2-methylnaphthalene
 A one pot process is provided in which a Mannich base of the formula 5 is reacted with acetic anhydride to produce a diacetate derivative. Without any intermediate isolation, the derivative is hydrogenated to produce a reaction mixture containing 1-acetoxy-2-methylnaphthalene which is readily precipitated from the reaction mixture by addition of water. ##STR1## 
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Linas James Yuh-Guo Mu-Ill
Stasaitis Anderson Pan Lim