Water → (R)-1-(7-methyl-1,4-dihydro-indeno[1,2-b]pyrrol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol

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A solution of 2.82 g of (RS)-2-(2-oxoethyl)-6-methyl-1-indanone and 100 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 100 ml of anhydrous toluene was heated on a water separator. A solution of 4.51 g of (R)-1-amino-2-propanol in 20 ml of anhydrous toluene was added dropwise to the boiling solution over a period of 5 minutes. Subsequently, the mixture was boiled for an additional 45 minutes, during which the solvent was reduced to a volume of 20 ml. The cooled reaction mixture was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/toluene 1:1). 2.7 g (79%) of (R)-1-(7-methyl-1,4-dihydro-indeno[1,2-b]pyrrol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol were obtained as a brown-green oil.

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