(E)-6-methoxy-5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1H inden-1-one → 6-methoxy-5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(3-(trifluoromethy)benzyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one

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The 155 (100 mg, 0.241 mmol) was dissolved in methanol and Raney-Nickel (10 mg, 10% v/v) added and the reaction stirred under hydrogen balloon for 6 h. The reaction was filtered through celite bed and washed with excess methanol. The organic layer was concentrated to get the crude product 156 which was purified by flash chromatography using 100-200 mesh silica gel. The compound 156 was eluted at 20% ethyl acetate in hexane as half white coloured solid 6-methoxy-5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one 156. 1HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 7.42 (m, 4H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 3.41 (dd, 1H), 3.21 (bs, 4H), 3.03 (m, 1H), 2.95 (m, 1H), 2.68 (m, 2H), 2.61 (bs, 4H), 2.35 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z 419.0 (M+H).

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