Nv. Vistorobskii et Af. Pozharskii, PERI-NAPHTHYLENEDIAMINES .18. 1,8-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)-4-VINYLNAPHTHALENE, Russian chemical bulletin, 45(9), 1996, pp. 2181-2183
The 1-[1,8-bis(dimethylamino)-4-naphthyl]ethyl carbocation generated f
rom the corresponding alcohol in benzene in the presence of Al2O3 unde
rgoes elimination according to the El mechanism to give previously unk
nown 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)-4-vinylnaphthalene in a good yield: This c
ompound was also synthesized from 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)4-formylnaphth
alene by the Wittig reaction. Polymerization of the vinylic derivative
obtained was studied.