Acetone → HCID 19606731, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

7.70 g (34.0 mmol) of the cyclopentadienyltetrahydroindene (Example 5) are dissolved in 70 ml of methanol and cooled to 0° C. The orange-red reaction solution is subsequently treated successively with 2.96 g (51.0 mmol) of acetone and 4.83 g (68.0 mmol) of pyrrolidine. The mixture is stirred at 0° C. for 5 hours and then, in order to complete the reaction, at room temperature for a further 2 hours, before the reaction is terminated by addition of 4 ml of glacial acetic acid. The red, clear reaction solution is hydrolyzed by means of 200 ml of water, and the yellow suspension is extracted 3× with 50 ml of diethyl ether in each case. Repeated washing of the combined organic phases with saturated, aqueous sodium chloride solution and drying over magnesium sulfate give the fulvene as an orange-red, wax-like residue in a yield of 88% (8.00 g).

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