Water → 2-(8-Iodooctyl)-4,5,6,7-tetramethoxyindan

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The mixture of 8-(4,5,6,7-tetramethoxyindan-2-yl)octyl methanesulfonate (2.36 g), sodium iodide (2.38 g) in acetone (20 ml) was heated under reflux for 3 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 5% aqueous sodium sulfite, water, and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and dried. The solvent was removed in vacuo to yield the entitled compound (2.44 g) as an oil.

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