Hydrochloric Acid → 8-Methyl-5,10-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indole

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In a 250 mL round bottom flask, 180 mL of ethanol, 10 mL of HCl, 16.3 grams of 1-indanone (0.124 mole) and 19.5 grams of p-methylphenylhydrazine hydrochloride (0.124 mole) are heated to reflux for six hours. After cooling to 25° C., the resulting precipitate is filtered, washed twice with 100 mL of 10% aqueous ethanol, twice with 50 mL of water, and then twice with 50 mL of hexane. After drying, 25 grams of 8-methyl-5, 10-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indole is obtained.

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