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Preparation of vitamin K 3 by oxidation of the methylnaphthalene fraction

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The reaction conditions were optimized for 2-methylnaphthalene oxidation to 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (fat-soluble vitamin K 3) with sodium dichromate in aqueous sulfuric acid.

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Original Russian Text © D.V. Eremin, L.A. Petrov, 2011, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2011, Vol. 84, No. 6, pp. 964–968.

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Eremin, D.V., Petrov, L.A. Preparation of vitamin K 3 by oxidation of the methylnaphthalene fraction. Russ J Appl Chem 84, 988–992 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427211060152

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