Thionyl Chloride → HCID 20464099, compound

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A solution of 3-(2-nitrophenyl)propanoic acid (1.20 g, 6.15 mmol) and thionyl chloride (0 878 g, 7.38 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 ml) was stirred and heated to reflux for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 3-(2-nitrophenyl)propanoyl chloride. To the obtained crude 3-(2-nitrophenyl)propanoyl chloride (1.31 g, 6.15 mmol) was added CS2, and aluminum trichloride (1.07 g, 8.0 mmol) was added portionwise at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 3 hours, and after cooled to ambient temperature, water was added and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate 10:1) to afford 4-nitroindan-1-one (0.44 g).

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