Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 19699366, compound

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To a solution of 5,6-difluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one (4.60 g, 27.4 mmol) in MeOH (90 mL) at 40° C. was added isoamyl nitrite (4.17 g, 35.6 mmol) followed by concentrated HCl (2.7 mL). Upon heating for 45 min the solution was cooled to room temperature and water was added. Precipitated solid was collected by filtration and rinsed thoroughly with water affording 3.97 g of a light orange solid. The solid was dissolved in HOAc (100 mL), conc HCl (8 mL) was added, followed by 10% Pd/C (1.07 g). The mixture was hydrogenated under 50 psi H2 for 24 hr using a Parr hydrogenation apparatus, and filtered through a bed of Celite (CHCl3 wash). The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in water. The aqueous solution was basified with solid K2CO3, extracted with CHCl3 (3×), combined extracts were dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (MeOH/CH2Cl2) affording the title compound as a brown oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.95 (t, 2H, J=8.9 Hz), 3.83 (m, 1H), 3.10 (dd, 2H, J=15.8 & 6.8 Hz), 2.60 (dd, 2H, J=15.8 & 5.0 Hz); (M+H) 170, 0.68 min (LC/MS method A).

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