Ortho Lithiation of 2-Hydroxymethyl-1,4,5,6,8-pentamethoxynaphthalene, a Supplement

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.64.2295

The structures of the products in our previous report "One-Pot Hydroxylations of 2-(1-Hydroxyalkyl)naphthalenes and (1-Hydroxyalkyl)benzenes" were reexamined by 13C NMR spectra and part of our previous interpretation will be corrected here.The lithiations of 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-1,4,5,6,8-pentamethoxynaphthalenes occurred at the 7-position, and not at the 3-position as were reported.