Bromine → 6-bromo-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one

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Bromine (0.2 ml, 3.8 mmol, 1.2 eq.) was added to a mixture of AlCl3 (1.04 g, 7.8 mmol, 2.5 eq.) and 3,3-dimethyl-indan-1-one (500 mg, 3.1 mmol) at 100° C. and the reaction mixture was heated at same temperature for 40-45 min. TLC (10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) showed the major product formation with little starting material and dibromo product. The reaction mass was quenched with crushed ice and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 ml). The organic part was separated, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude compound was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give the desired compound as a pale yellow solid. Yield: 27% (280 mg, 0.85 mmol).

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