Dihydrocoumarin → 4-Hydroxy-1-indanone

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Dihydrocoumarin (35 g, 0.236 mol) was added to 62.9 g (0.472 mol) of aluminum chloride and the mixture was heated in an oil-bath at 200° C. for 2.5 h with stirring. The reaction mixture was cooled, poured into ice (300 g), 300 mL of methylene chloride added to the mixture, cooled, and 400 mL of methylene chloride was added. The mixture was filtered and the solid residue was dissolved in hot methanol, filtered, and the filtrate was cooled to afford 14.5 g (41%) of 4-hydroxy-indan-1-one.

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