Water → (RS)-2-(2-buten-1-yl)-6-bromo-1-indanone

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A solution of 10.0 g of 6-bromo-1-indanone, 9.79 ml of 3-buten-2-ol and 100 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 100 ml of 2,2-dimethoxypropane was boiled under reflux for 71 hours on a water separator filled with molecular sieve (0.4 nm, 2 mm pearl shaped). The reaction mixture was subsequently concentrated in a vacuum and purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane/diethyl ether 1:1). In addition to 3.07 g of educt, there were obtained 9.86 g (78%) of (RS)-2-(2-buten-1-yl)-6-bromo-1-indanone as a yellow oil.

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