Water → N-(2,3-Dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)formamide

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2-aminoindan (19.95 g) in tetrahydrofuran is added an solution of 2M acetic acid-formic acid anhydride in tetrahydrofuran under ice cooling, and the mixture is reacted at room temperature. To the reaction mixture is added water, and then, the solvent is distilled off, and the residue is extracted with ethyl acetate. After distilling off the solvent, the residue is recrystallized from ethyl acetate - n-hexane to give 2-formylaminoindan (19.02 g).

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