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HRID 496395Generated: October 26, 2026

Dimethylformamide → 1-Indanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantAllyl bromideHCID 7841—
ReactantCesium carbonateHCID 10796—
Reactant1H-Inden-1-one, 2,3-dihydro-2-hydroxy-HCID 3014017—
Reactant2-Hydroxytetralin-1-oneHCID 11008236—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product1-IndanoneHCID 6735—
ProductN,N-DiethylanilineHCID 7061—

Reaction Steps

A commercially available hydroxy-tetralone or hydroxyindanone is treated with an allyl bromide in the presence of a base such as Cs2CO3 in a solvent such as DMF to afford the ether. Claisen rearrangement in a solvent such as diethylaniline affords the substituted tetralone or indanone. The Mitsunobu reaction then affords the 2-imidazolyl-1-R3-ethoxy)prop-2-enyl compound. Alternatively, the substituted tetralone or indanone is reduced with a catalyst such as RhCl(PPh3)3 in the presence of H2 neat to afford a (prop-2-enyl)phenol derivative. Mitsunobu reaction of the phenol the desired imidazole alcohol affords the 2-imidazolyl-1-R3-ethoxy prop-2-enyl tetralone or indanone derivative.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06943183B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_09
ORD IDord-9e891cfdc18443b6a347177152bdea5b
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_09