2-Indancarboxylic Acid → HCID 12691896, compound

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An acetic acid solution of indan-2-carboxylic acid (500 mg, 3.0 mmol) was stirred under hydrogen pressure (40 psi) in the presence of a small amount of PtO2 in a sealed glass pressure vessel equipped with a manometer and pressure valve following a method analogous to General Procedure M to produce octahydro-indene-2-carboxylic acid (490 mg, 95% yield) as a mixture of isomers.

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