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HRID 1385072Generated: October 25, 2026

Diethyl Malonate → 4-(6-Acetylaminoindan-1-yl)butanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl MalonateHCID 7761—
ReactantPotassium CyanideHCID 9032—
ReactantIndaneHCID 10326—
Reactant6-Nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-1-carboxylic acidHCID 12318488—
Product4-(6-Acetylaminoindan-1-yl)butanoic acidHCID 18545843—
Product2-(6-Acetylaminoindan-1-yl)acetic acidHCID 18545899—
Product3-(6-Acetylaminoindan-1-yl)propanoic acidHCID 18545930—

Reaction Steps

2-(6-acetylaminoindan-1-yl)acetic acid, 3-(6-acetylaminoindan-1-yl)propanoic acid and 4-(6-acetylaminoindan-1-yl)butanoic acid were prepared from 6-nitro-1-indanecarboxylic acid by classical chain elongations by using KCN or diethyl malonate. The methodology is described for an analogous indane serie by R. Gruber et al. Tetrahedron 1974, 30, 3605-10. Alane was used for the reduction of the intermediate carboxylic acids.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06262087B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_07
ORD IDord-aa238566599c4600aa21593557ff5098
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_07