Acrolein → 6'-hydroxyspiro(9H-fluorene-9,3'-piperidine)-2'-one

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Following the general procedure of Example 1, 20.9 g (0.1 mole) of 9-carbamoylfluorene were added to 300 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The solution was heated to 50° C. and stirred while 6 ml of benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide were added in one portion. After stirring the reaction mixture at 50° C. for thirty minutes, 6.2 g (0.11 mole) of acrolein were added and the mixture was then heated at reflux for four hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 25° C. and the solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure to provide 29.9 g of 6'-hydroxyspiro(9H-fluorene-9,3'-piperidine)-2'-one and its tautomeric isomer 9-carbamoyl-9-(3-oxo-propyl)fluorene, m.p. 199°-201° C.

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