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HRID 1613572Generated: November 4, 2026

1-Indanone → 1H-Indene-3-acetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-IndanoneHCID 6735—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantEthyl (2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene)acetateHCID 53401861—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product1H-Indene-3-acetic acidHCID 301402290%

Reaction Steps

2-(ind-1-en-1-yl)-acetic acid was prepared according to the method of H. Ahmed and N. Campbell J.C.S. (1960), 4115-4120, in a yield of 90%, from ethyl 2-(indan-1-ylidene)-acetate, which was itself prepared in a yield of 48% from indan-1-one and (C6H5)3P=CH--COOC2H5 in toluene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05194437
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_03
ORD IDord-9c587f65558c4875a69a3f7ec0361f3c
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_03