Acetone → HCID 54552323, compound

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To a solution of 14.7 g of the 7-chloro-2-ethyl-2,4,5-trimethylindan-6-carboxaldehyde in 45 ml of absolute acetone was added 22 ml of water and 24 g of 2% NaOH. After refluxing for 20 hours, the solution was acidified with 2N HCl and extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica-gel column chromatography to afford 12.65 g of the title compound as brown oil.

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