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HRID 1844046Generated: November 1, 2026

3-(3-Fluorophenyl)propionic acid → 5-Fluoro-1-indanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-(3-Fluorophenyl)propionic acidHCID 2737489—
SolventChlorosulfonic acidHCID 24638—
Product5-Fluoro-1-indanoneHCID 13653770.5%

Reaction Steps

3-(3-Fluorophenyl)propanoic acid (I-78b: 2.0 gm, 11.8 mmol) was cyclized with chlorosulfonic acid (20 mL) to afford the crude product. Purification by column chromatography on silica gel (10% ethyl acetate in hexane), afforded 1.2 g of the product (70.5% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08946260B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_02
ORD IDord-2664b470a44b4859aa852740ccf35d7b
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_02