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yellow to orange crystalline powder

1-Methoxy-4-nitronaphthalene is used as a reagent in the synthesis of UMI-77 (U700850); a small molecule inhibitor of Mcl-1 which blocks and attenuates pancreatic cell cancer growth. Also an anticancer agent.

Synthesis, p. 70, 1985 DOI: 10.1055/s-1985-31110

Purify it by chromatography on silica gel, then recrystallise it from MeOH or EtOH (yellow needles). [Hodgson & Habeshaw J Chem Soc 47 1942, Bunce et al. J Org Chem 52 4214 1987, Beilstein 6 H 616, 6 III 2938.]