3,3-dimethyl-6-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one → 6-Amino-3,3-dimethylindan-1-one

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A solution of 1,1-dimethyl-5-nitro-indan-3-one (6.5 g, 3.17 mmoles, prepared according to part D of Example 1) in methanol (150 ml) containing 5% palladium on carbon (0.75 g) was stirred under hydrogen gas at 15 psi for four hours. The catalyst was filtered and the methanol was recovered under vacuum to obtain a green solid (5.72 g). The reaction product was used in the next step without further purification. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.26 (d, J=8.20 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (m, 2H), 3.82 (broad s, 2H), 2.55 (s, 2H), 1.36 (s, 6H); 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 206.25, 154.53, 146.05, 136.27, 124.04, 123.03, 107.14, 53.41, 37.74, 30.04.

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