Malonic Acid → 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylacetic acid

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A round-bottom flask, equipped with a distillation apparatus, is charged with dibenzosuberol (25.0 g, 0.119 mol) and malonic acid (61.9 g, 0.595 mol). The mixture is heated in an 160° C. oil bath. The solids melt. Gas bubbles form and water and acetic acid are distilled through the condenser. After 30 minutes, the mixture is cooled to room temperature and dissolved in ethyl acetate. The organic solution is washed with brine and dried (magnesium sulfate). The solvent is removed in vacuo to give an off-white solid, which is recrystallized from hexane-ethyl acetate/1:1 to yield the title compound as white crystals, 28.8 g; mp 164°-165° C.

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