The photobromination of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene gave good yields of 2,6-bis(bromomethyl) naphthalene or 2,6-bis(dibromomethyl) naphthalene. Several new derivatives were prepared from these halogenated compounds via displacement reactions.THE PHOTOBROMINATION of methyl naphthalenes to give exclusively side-chain substituted products has recently been reported (2). The synthesis of some new
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