Acetic Acid → HCID 13409284, compound

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A mixture of 9.0 g (0.043 mol) of 1-methyl-2-phenylindole, 9.3 g (0.05 mol) 4,4-cyclohexanonedicarboxylic acid, 100 mL of acetic acid, 4.7 mL of acetic anhydride, and 1 mL of 85% phosphoric acid was stirred at room temperature for 17 h, and then 100 mL of water was added dropwise to give a white solid which was collected and washed with water. The solid was taken up in ether, washed with water three times and with brine two times, dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated in vacuo, and crystallized from acetonitrile to give 8.4 g (52%) of 4-(1methyl-2-phenyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-cyclohexene-1,1-dicarboxylic acid, m.p. 210°-211° C.

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