By Aliya Ather, Lauren Tant Faculty Mentor: Davis Oldham Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis attacks the lungs, resulting in a bacterial infection which may be fatal if left untreated. KasA inhibitors prevent enzymes, which synthesize the cell wall of the bacteria, from being produced. 2-(Chloromethyl)naphthalene (1) was synthesized by reacting 2-Naphthalenemethanol (2) with thionyl chloride and pyridine,…