3-(2,3-Dimethoxyphenyl)propanoic acid → 4,5-Dimethoxy-1-indanone

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Under nitrogen a solution of 3-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-propanoic acid (2 g) in 50 ml methanesulfonic acid was warmed at 60° C. and kept there for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured into ice/water. After extraction with ethyl acetate the organic layer was washed with a 1N aqueous sodium hydroxyde solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo yielding 1.2 g of 2,3-dihydro4,5-dimethoxy-1H-inden-1-one, M.S. (C.I.) (M/Z): 193 [M+H]+.

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