Acetic Acid → 1-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)ethan-1-amine

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1-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)ethanone (44 mg, 0.275 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (2 mL), and 7 M methanolic ammonia was added (1 mL, 7 mmol). This was allowed to stir at rt for 4 h, at which time sodium borohydride (31 mg, 0.824 mmol) and a catalytic drop of glacial acetic acid was added. Stirring continued for 14 h at rt, after which time the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with a small amount of 10% aqueous sodium carbonate, dried with magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue was then taken on in subsequent reactions without further purification or characterization.

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