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HRID 514792Generated: October 26, 2026

Dihydrocoumarin → 4-Hydroxy-1-indanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDihydrocoumarinHCID 660—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
Product4-Hydroxy-1-indanoneHCID 590547—

Reaction Steps

4-Hydroxy-1-indanone (76) was synthesized by aluminum chloride induced re-cyclization of dihydrocumarin (75), according to Org. Lett., 2007, 9(15), p. 2915-2918. The reaction was performed on 100 g of (75) to furnish (76) with 85% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09108916B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_08
ORD IDord-07f7d30e0d48480a86a96aa16b53371a
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_08