5-Fluoro-indan-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester → 5-Fluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-2-carboxylic acid

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5-fluoro-indan-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester in HOAc containing 20% HCl was hydrolyzed according to the protocols as outlined in general procedure G to give the desired title acid. Spectroscopic data: 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 3.02-3.16 (m, 4H), 3.25-3.37 (m, 1H), 6.90-6.98 (m, 1H), 7.01-7.07 (m, 1H), 7.17-7.25 (m, 1H), 12.3 (br s, 1H).

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