Hydrogen Peroxide → 2-Methyl-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-6H-cyclopenta[g]quinazolin-4-one

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A mixture of 5-acetamido-6-cyanoindan (104 g), hydrogen peroxide (30% solution in water, 400 ml), sodium hydroxide (35 g), water (200 ml) and ethanol (1 L) was stirred and heated to 50° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in water (2 L) and the solution was acidified to pH 5 by the addition of 2N aqueous hydrochloric acid. The precipitate was isolated, washed with water and dried under vacuum. There was thus obtained 2-methyl-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-6H-cyclopenta[g]quinazolin-4-one (100 g), m.p. 284° C.

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