Methyl (5-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-inden-3-yl)acetate → 5-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-3-indenyl-(2-hydroxy) ethane

HRID 1075475

Reaction equation

HRID 1075475 reaction equation
[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]2[C:8](=[CH:9][CH:10]=1)[CH2:7][C:6]([CH3:11])=[C:5]2[CH2:12][C:13](OC)=[O:14]>C1COCC1>[F:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]2[C:8](=[CH:9][CH:10]=1)[CH2:7][C:6]([CH3:11])=[C:5]2[CH2:12][CH2:13][OH:14]

Participants

3

Procedure

To a solution of methyl 5-fluoro-2-methyl-3-indenyl- acetate (24 g) in dry THF (300 ml) lithiumaluminum hydride (6.9 g) is added. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. Excess LiA1H4 is destroyed with saturated aqueous NaHSO4 solution. The organic phase is concentrated in vacuo, and the crude product is purified via silica gel column chromatography elution with methylene chloride. The residue is recrystallized from hexane to give 5-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-3-indenyl-(2-hydroxy) ethane (yield 63%; m.p. 65-66.5° C.).

Workup

  1. customExcess LiA1H4 is destroyed with saturated aqueous NaHSO4 solution
  2. concentrationThe organic phase is concentrated in vacuo
  3. customthe crude product is purified via silica gel column chromatography elution with methylene chloride
  4. customThe residue is recrystallized from hexane

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d86fab6ae11c445a8ae1cf5d99ddf104
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_05
Patent number
US05902827

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