Dichlorodimethylsilane → Indene

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3.9 g (22.7 mmol) of indene b4 were reacted with dimethyldichlorosilane and the mixture was worked up, analogously to instructions I.4. Column chromatograpy gave, in addition to 0.44 g of unused indene, 3.0 g of product b5 as a yellow oil (isomers). The yield was 65% with respect to Si and 73% with respect to the starting material reacted.

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