Iodoethane → 5-Ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one

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5-Hydroxy-1-indanone (2.5 g, 16.0 mmol) was dissolved in acetone (60 ml) and potassium carbonate (waterfree, 5.15 g, 36.9 mmol) and ethyl iodide (2.88 ml, 35.3 mmol) were added. The reaction was stirred at it under an atmosphere of nitrogene for 6 days. The mixture was filtered, the filtrate collected and the solvent evaporated at reduced pressure. Chromatography on silica (flashmaster, hex to hex/EtOAc 2/3 in 20 min, 15 min hex/EtOAc 2/3) gave the product as off-white solid (2.8 g, 99%). [1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, 600 MHz) δ 7.54 (d, 1H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 6.94 (d, 1H), 4.13 (q, 2H), 3.05-3.03 (m, 2H), 2.58-2.56 (m, 2H), 1.35 (t, 3H); LCMS RtJ=0.88 min; [M+H]+=177.2]

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