Isopropanol → 5,6-Dihydroindeno[2,1-b]indole

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In a 1-L flask were charged 36.55 g of 2-indanone (Aldrich, Mw=−132.16, 276.6 mmol), 40.00 g of phenyl-hydrazine hydrochloride (Aldrich, 99%, Mw=144.61, 276.6 mmol) and 0.3 L of i-PrOH. The suspension was warmed to 80° C. in about 30 minutes and the slurry changed color from yellow to dark brown under stirring. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1.5 hours and then was cooled to room temperature in about 30 minutes. The slurry was siphoned into 1.0 L of water containing 34.85 g of NaHCO3, thus obtaining a fine dispersion of a green product (no heat evolution was observed). The slurry was then filtered on a G4 frit, washed with water, dried in air under moderate vacuum for 24 h until to achieve constant weight.

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