Hydrochloric Acid → gamma-Oxo-1-pyrenebutyric acid

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To a solution of 0.5 g (5 mmol) of succinic anhydride in 60 ml of nitrobenzene, 1.32 g (5 mmol) of anhydrous AlCl3 and 1 g (5 mmol) of pyrene were added at 0° C. After a reaction time of 18 hours at room temperature, the solution was poured onto 30 ml of iced hydrochloric acid (25%), forming a precipitate. Filtration and recrystallization from EtOH yielded 1.233 g (82%) of 4-oxo-4-(pyrene-1-yl)-butyric acid.

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