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HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 1957721Generated: October 29, 2026

Water → Indene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
ProductIndeneHCID 721972%

Reaction Steps

The crude product was taken up in 500 cm3 of toluene, 1.5 g of p-toluene sulfonic acid was added, the reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 hours on a water separator and washed 3 times with 50 cm3 of saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution, and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Filtration through 200 g of silica gel (hexane/methylene chloride) gave 18.4 g (72%) of 29 as a colorless oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05786432
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_07
ORD IDord-54a46b1015e244219ec82efb4b412671
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_07