Methanol → HCID 54114833, compound

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Reaction Steps

0.5 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid is added to a solution of 1.4 g of 5-benzoyl-6-hydroxy-indane-1-acetic acid in 300 ml of absolute methanol and the mixture is heated to the reflux temperature for 8 hours, with exclusion of water. The reaction mixture is then evaporated in vacuo to a volume of 5 ml and partitioned between 20 ml of water and twice 20 ml of ether. The organic phases are combined, washed until neutral, dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated in vacuo. Distillation of the evaporation residue in a high vacuum gives, in the fraction boiling at 180° C/0.04 mm, 5-benzoyl-6-hydroxyindane-1-acetic acid methyl ester as a yellow oil which is identical with the product described in Example 22.

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