Benzyl Bromide → 6-(Benzyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one

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A mixture of 6-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one (8.1) (available from Aldrich) (5.0 g, 34 mmol), 1-(bromomethyl)benzene (available from Aldrich) (4.4 mL, 37 mmol) and cesium carbonate (25 g, 78 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 23 hours. The resulting mixture was diluted with EtOAc (400 mL), washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After removing solvent, the residue was purified by chromatography (silica gel, 1:4 EtOAc/hexane) to give product 8.2 in 67% yield.

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