Water → HCID 10171447, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

100 g 3,3,6-trimethyl-5-butoxy-indane are dissolved in 400 g acetic acid and 1 g Co-II acetate is added. The reaction mixture is heated to 40° C., with stirring, and oxygen is passed through this solution for 10 hours. After cooling to room temperature, 500 g water and 500 g methyl tert.-butyl ether are added. After phase separation, the organic phase is rinsed with a further 200 g water and distilled in a 30 cm packed column. 80 g 3,3,6-trimethyl-5-butoxy-indan-1-one is obtained, which corresponds to a yield of 75% of theory. The compound can be recrystallised from heptane and a white solid is obtained, melting point: 59° C.

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