Acetic Acid → 2-[2-(1H-inden-3-yl)ethyl]pyridine

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43 g (0.47 mol) of 2-vinylpyridine were added to a mixture of 56 ml (0.48 mol) of indene in 40 ml of toluene and 4 g (0.036 mol) of solid potassium tert-butoxide at 60-90° C. over a period of 40 minutes. The mixture was then stirred for another 2 hours at 115° C., cooled to room temperature and subsequently neutralized by means of 2 ml of glacial acetic acid. Insoluble constituents were filtered off and the filtrate was distilled under reduced-pressure. This gave 42 g of 2-[2-(1H-inden-3-yl)ethyl]pyridine (40%, b.p. 161-163° C. at 2 mm).

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