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p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 7-nitro-1H-indene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
Reactant4-Nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-OLHCID 13102456—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product7-nitro-1H-indeneHCID 1323958744.5%

Reaction Steps

In the manner of Example 1, step I, 14.0 g (0.078 mole) of 4-nitro-1-indanol (compound D, schema 1, prepared as in Example 1, step D) was heated in the presence of 0.1 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid and 200 mL of toluene to give 5.6 g of 7-nitro-1H-indene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04408057
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_10
ORD IDord-74ecf79e1172425f824e46efb4815847
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_10