Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Isopropyl-5-indanyl)propionic acid

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A mixture of 15g. of 2-(2-isopropyl-1 -oxoindan-6-yl)propionic acid, 40g. of zinc amalgam, 50 ml. of conc. hydrochloride acid, 200 ml. of dioxane and 30 ml. of water was heated under reflux for 15 hours. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted with ether and the ether extract was washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off from the extract and the residue was recrystallized from n-hexane to give 9.5g. of the desired product as colorless crystals of m.p. 90° - 91.5° C.

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