Tetrahydrofuran → 4-(2-Bromoethyl)-1-methoxy-2-methylindane

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To a mixture of 41.3 g (0.2 mol) of 2-(1-methoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)ethanol and 52.5 g (0.2 mol) PPh3 in 800 ml of THF 35.6 g (0.2 mol) of NBS was added at vigorous stirring for 5 min at 0° C. This mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature and then evaporated to dryness. A solution of the residue in 500 ml of hexanes was filtered through glass frit (G3), and the precipitate was additionally washed by 3×300 ml hexanes. The combined organic extract was evaporated to dryness. The product was isolated from the residue using flash chromatography on Silica Gel 60 (40-63 um, d 80 mm, l 250 mm; eluent: hexanes/ether=20/1, vol.). Yield 39.3 g (73%) of ca. 1 to 1 mixture of the diastereomers A and B.

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