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

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To a mixture of 2-aminoindan hydrochloride (10.40 g), potassium carbonate (34.2 g), water (100 ml) and ethyl acetate (150 ml) is added dropwise acetyl chloride (9.68 g) under ice cooling. The mixture is stirred at 0° C. for 1.5 hour, and the ethyl acetate layer is separated, washed with aqueous saline solution, dried, and then the solvent is distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue is recrystallized from ethyl acetate - n-hexane to give 2-acetylaminoindan (9.5 g) as colorless crystals. m.p. 126.5°-127.5° C.

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