The action of concentrated HCl on 4,5-bis(diethylamino)-1-hydroxymethylnaphthalene resulted in its cyclodimerization of the ''head-to-head'' type to form a spiro-compound, but, unlike its 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)-analog, cyclodimerization products did not occur on Al2O3 The transformation of 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)-1-hydroxymethylnaphthalene on Al2O3 TiO2, and SiO2 afforded the previously unknown di[4,5-bis(dimethylamino)naphthyl-4]methane, a spiro-compound of the ''head-to-tail'' type. 4,5-Bis(diethylamino)-1-hydraxymethylnaphthalene and 4,5-bis(diethylamino)naphthalene-1-carbaldehyde were synthesized.
The action of concentrated HCl on 4,5-bis(diethylamino)-1-hydroxymethylnaphthalene resulted in its cyclodimerization of the ''head-to-head'' type to form a spiro-compound, but, unlike its 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)-analog, cyclodimerization products did not occur on Al2O3 The transformation of 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)-1-hydroxymethylnaphthalene on Al2O3 TiO2, and SiO2 afforded the previously unknown di[4,5-bis(dimethylamino)naphthyl-4]methane, a spiro-compound of the ''head-to-tail'' type. 4,5-Bis(diethylamino)-1-hydraxymethylnaphthalene and 4,5-bis(diethylamino)naphthalene-1-carbaldehyde were synthesized.