1,2-Dichlorobenzene → 4-Bromo-2-methyl-1-indanone

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To 52.5 g of 3-(2-bromophenyl)-2-methylpropionic acid (215 mmole) were added 210 g of polyphosphoric acid and 250 ml of o-dichlorobenzene, and the mixture was stirred at 140° C. for 6 hours. The mixture was diluted with 300 ml of water, and the product was extracted with n-hexane and ether, dried and concentrated, and the residual concentrate thus obtained was distilled to give 27.3 g of 4-bromo-2-methylindan-1-one as a colorless oil (yield, 56%).

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