(E)-N-[2-(6-methoxyindan-1-ylidene)ethyl]acetamide → N-[2-(5-Methoxy-1H-inden-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide

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The (E)-N-[2-(6-methoxyindan-1-ylidene)ethyl]-acetamide (1.0 g, 4.32 mmol) thus obtained was dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid(6 ml)-tetrahydrofuran(6 ml) and the solution was refluxed for 1.5 hours. This reaction mixture was poured in water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed serially with saturated saline and water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate-methanol=96:4) to provide the title compound (yield 0.9 g, 90%).

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