F r e d S. T a n a k a , R o n a l d G . Wien a n d B a r r y L . H o f f e r U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e * A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h S e r v i c e M e t a b o l i s m a n d R a d i a t i o n R e s e a r c h L a b o r a t o r y F a r g o , N o r t h D a k o t a 5 8 1 0 5 U.S.A. SUMMARY T h e s y n t h e s i s o f [ 1 4 C -c a r b o x y l l l 1 8 -n a p h t h a l i c a n h ya n h y d r i d e o f h i h s p e c i f i c a c t i v i t y ( 3 1 . 8 mCi/mmol) i s r e p o r t e d . G r i g n a r d r e a g e n t , 8-bromo-1-naphthylmagnesium i o d i d e , t h a t was p r e p a r e d f r o m 8-bromo-1-iodonaphthalene. T h e o v e r a l l r a d i o c h e m i c a l y i e l d f o r t h e r e a c t i o n s c h e m e was 6 3 . 7 % b a s e d o n b a r i u m c a r b o n a t e -l 'IC. T h e lf'rC was i n t r o d u c e d by c a r b o n a t i o n o f t h e K e y w o r d s : H e r b i c i d a l a n t i d o t e , p r o t e c t a n t , s a f e n e r , r a d i ol a b e l e d s y n t h e s i s , 1 , 8 -n a p t h a l i c a n h y d r i d e .