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The photo-Fries reaction of 1-naphthyl cinnamate afforded 2-cinnamoyl-1-naphthol. Likewise, 1-naphthylp-methyl-cinnamate gave 2-(p-methylcinnamoyl)-1-naphthol. The product chalcones were cyclised into the respective flavanones.
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Jayachandran, T., Manimaran, T. & Ramakrishnan, V.T. Photo-fries reaction of 1-naphthyl cinnamate. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.) 97, 41–45 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02880840
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