Methanol → 4-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ol

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A slurry of 4-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl acetate (12.6 g, 65.9 mmol; prepared according to US2003109700), MeOH (63 mL), and potassium carbonate (13.7 g, 99.0 mmol) was stirred at ambient temperature for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was diluted with IPA (630 mL), passed through a plug of silica gel, washed with IPA (100 mL), and concentrated to give the title compound (9.70 g, 65.0 mmol, 99%). MS (DCI) m/z 267 (M+NH4)+.

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