Hydrogen Peroxide → 4-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl acetate

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To a solution of 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (21.5 mg, 0.31 mmol) in THF (2 ml) at 0° C. was added borane-THF (0.307 ml, 0.31 mmol) dropwise. After stirred for 1 hour at 0° C., 7-nitro-1H-indene (45.0 mg, 0.28 mmol) in THF (5 ml) was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., and water (0.15 ml), 4N aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.45 ml), and 30% H2O2 (0.45 ml) were added. The mixture was then warmed to room temperature and poured into water, extracted with ethyl acetate and washed with brine. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. To the obtained mixture in toluene (1 ml) was added acetic anhydride (40.8 mg, 0.40 mmol) and pyridine (0.4 ml), and then stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was purified by preparatory TLC (hexane:ethylacetate 2:1) to obtain 4-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl acetate (16.0 mg).

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