Water → Spiro(1-indanon)-2,4'-(piperidine), N-benzoyl-

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A solution of 6.14 g (19.0 mmoles) 1-benzoyl-4-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinecarboxylic acid in 61 ml concentrated sulfuric acid was stirred 18 hours at room temperature to give a deep red solution. The solution was carefully diluted with ice-bath cooling with 300 ml H2O and extracted with 3×300 ml ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with 25 ml water and brine, dried, and the solvent was removed in vacuo to give a white foam. The foam was stirred under ether and filtered off to give 3.61 g (62%) product, m.p. 149°-154° C.

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