Ethanol, reaction products with ammonia, distn. residues → 3-(2-Aminoethylidene)-4-methoxyindan-5-amine

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To a solution of (6-amino-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene)acetonitrile (15.2 mg, 0.076 mmol) in ethanol (0.5 mL) were added Raney cobalt (150 mg) and 2N ammonia/ethanol solution (0.5 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr under a hydrogen atmosphere. The catalyst was filtered off using celite, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (15.3 mg, yield 99%).

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