Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 15860332, compound

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Reaction Steps

5-Fluoro-2-methyl-1H-3-indenyl-(2-hydroxy) ethane (15 g, 0.072 mol), p-methylsulfonylbenzaldehyde (14.0 g, 0.091 mol) and sodium methoxide (13.0 g, 0.24 mol) are heated in methanol (200 ml) at 60° C. under nitrogen with stirring for 6 hours. The reaction mixture is poured onto ice-water (750 g), and is acidified with 2.5N hydrochloric acid. The collected solid is triturated with a little ether to produce (Z)-5-fluoro-2-methyl-1-(p-methylsulfonylbenzylidene)-1H-3-indenyl-(2-hydroxy) ethane. Recrystallization of the crude reaction product results in the separation of the mixture of geometrical isomers (Z/E) and gives the title compound (R1 =5-fluror, R2 =CH3, R3 =H, R4 =CH2OH, n=1, R5 =CH3SO2).

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