Trichlorofluoromethane → 5-Fluoro-2-methyl-1-((4-(methylsulfinyl)phenyl)methylene)-1H-indene-3-acetic acid

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2-Methyl-1-(p-methylsulfinylbenzylidene)inden-3-acetic acid (2.25 g.) dissolved in 80 ml. of fluorotrichloromethane was ultraviolet irradiated and stirred at -15° C. for 80 min.; meanwhile 1.2 g. of fluoroxytrifluoromethane was passed in. The residue obtained after evaporation of the solvent was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel column, to give 5-fluoro-2-methyl-1-(p-methylsulfinylbenzylidene)inden-3-acetic acid, m.p. 188°-189° C.

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