Hydrochloric Acid → 6-amino-5-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one

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114 Grams (2.01 moles) of iron powder are added to a solution of 134 g (0.64 mole) of 5-chloro-6-nitro-1-indanone in 1600 ml of ethanol, then 63.5 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid are added dropwise, and the reaction mixture is boiled for 4 hours. The precipitate is filtered off with suction, and the product is precipitated from the hot filtrate by the addition of water, then suction-filtered and washed with water. The residue of the reaction mixture is boiled with chloroform, the filtrate is dried with Na2SO4 and is then concentrated to dryness, after which process a further amount of the product is obtained. The substance melts at a temperature of from 198° to 200° C., and after recyrstallization from ethanol the melting point is in the range of from 203° to 205° C.

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