Aluminum(III) Chloride → 2,4-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one

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36 g (270 mmol) of AlCl3 were added to 17.7 g (90 mmol) of acid chloride f4 in 50 ml of toluene in the course of 20 minutes, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 4 hours. It was poured onto ice/HCl, extracted with toluene, washed with H2O, NaHCO3 solution and NaCl solution, dried and distilled (109° C./1 mmHg) or chromatographed (n-hexane/ethyl acetate 6:1, rF =0.44).

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