Cyclopropylamine → (E)-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4,6-difluoro-1-indanylidene)acetamide

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An ice cold solution of (E)-2-(4,6-difluoro-1-indanylidene)acetyl chloride (2.97 g, 0.013 mol) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was treated with cyclopropylamine (1.48 g, 0.026 mol, Aldrich) and the mixture was stirred for 4 h. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was taken up in a mixture of ethyl acetate and 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The ethyl acetate phase was washed with 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate, saturated aqueous NaCl and dried (Na2SO4). Chromatography on silica gel with ethyl acetate:hexanes (1:1) as eluent and trituration of the resulting solid with pentane gave 1.92 g (59%) of (E)-N-cyclopropyl-2-(4,6-difluoro-1-indanylidene)acetamide as a white solid: m.p., 156-158° C.;

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