HCID 23328879, compound → HCID 23328854, compound

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3-Iodo-7-nitro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-one (23.4 g., 0.062 mole) in 140 ml. of glacial acetic acid is heated to 90° and treated with stannous chloride dihydrate (52 g., 0.23 mole), added in portions as the solid. The temperature of the mixture is maintained between 95° and 100° throughout the addition and for 10-15 minutes thereafter. The mixture is then cooled to ca 50° and poured into 1 liter of ice water.

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