1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-8H-indeno-(5,4-B)-furan-8-ylidene acetonitrile → Ethanamine, 2-(1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-8H-indeno[5,4-b]furan-8-ylidene)-

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A saturated ammonia/ethanol solution (150 ml) and Raney cobalt (8.4 g) were added to an ethanol (150 ml) solution of (E)-(1,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[5,4-b]-furan-8-ylidene)acetonitrile (2.6 g, 13.2 mmol), and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere (5 kgf/cm2) for 3 hours. The Raney cobalt was filtered off and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to give 2-(1,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[5,4-b]furan-8-ylidene)ethylamine. To this residue was added a saturated hydrogen chloride/ethanol solution (100 ml), followed by 1 hour of heating under reflux. The reaction solution was concentrated and the residue obtained was recrystallized from ethanol to give 2.75 g (yield: 88%) of the target compound.

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