Dimethylformamide → methyl 4-methyl-9-oxo-9H-fluorene-2-carboxylate

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Under anhydrous calcium chloride drying conditions, 4-methyl-9-oxo-9H-fluorene-2-carboxylic acid (1.745 g), potassium carbonate (3.03 g) and dimethylformamide (20 ml) were mixed. To this mixture was added methyl iodide (0.92 ml) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred for 3 hr 15 min. To the reaction mixture was added water (60 ml), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The mixture was filtered and the obtained solid was air-dried and dried under reduced pressure at 80° C. to give the title compound (1.778 g, 96%).

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