Water → HCID 11858598, compound

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Reaction Steps

3.6 ml of ethyl4-bromobutyrate dissolved in 15 ml of ethanol are added to a mixture of sodium ethoxide (1.6 g, 0.0233 mol) and 5-hexyl-6-hydroxyindan-1-one (4.5 g, 0.0194 mol) in 45 ml of ethanol. The reaction medium is heated for 5 hours at reflux. The mixture is poured into water and extracted with ether. The organic phase is dried (Na2SO4) and the solvents are evaporated off (5.9 g; 60%).

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