Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(9,10-Dihydrophenanthren-2-yl)ethanone

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To a solution of 18 g (0.1 mole) 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene in 200 mL of dry CH2Cl2, cooled in ice, 20 g (0.15 mole) of anh. AlCl3 was added. To this solution 9.42 g (0.12 mmole) of acetyl chloride in 50 mL of dry CH2Cl2 was added in 17 mins. Stirring was continued for 30 mins in ice and 2 h at room temperature. The solution was poured on ice and 25 mL of concentrated HCl and stirred for 15 mins. The yellow organic layer was separated, washed with NaHCO3 solution, and dried. The solvent was removed and the residue distilled at 0.15 mm pressure. The distillate, 15.28 g, crystallized from ethanol-hexane, m.p. 58°-60° .

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