Trifluoroacetic acid → 5-(2-bromoethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene

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2 ml (0.016 mol) of indan in 33 ml of methylene chloride and 1.6 ml (0.019 mol) of bromoacetyl bromide are mixed at 0° C. 2.27 g (0.017 mol) of AlCl3 are slowly added and the medium is allowed to return to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. The mixture is poured into water/ice and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic phase is dried, filtered and the solvent is evaporated off under reduced pressure. The crude reaction product is crystallized from hexane. A white solid is separated (m.p. 57.8-58.1° C.) corresponding to the acylation product. 1.67 g (7 mmol) of this product are dissolved in 3.9 ml of triethylsilane and 3.9 ml of trifluoroacetic acid and the medium is heated at 80° C. for two hours. The medium is poured into an ice/NaOH mixture and extracted with ethyl acetate. The title compound is obtained.

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