Methanol → HCID 3950390, compound

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A mixture of 2-nitroindane-1,3-dione (22.3g., 0.117 moles) and methanol (100 ml) was heated under reflux for 4 hours, cooled, poured into water (1 liter), allowed to stand overnight then filtered. The solid was extracted with 5% sodium bicarbonate solution (200 ml). The insoluble material was filtered off, dried, and recrystallised from ethanol to give the ψ-ester, 3-methoxy-3-nitromethylphthalide, m.p. 113°-114°. Acidification of the sodium bicarbonate filtrate, filtration and recrystallisation from ethanol gave the α-methyl ester, 2-methoxycarbonyl-ω-nitroacetophenone, m.p. 108°-9°.

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