Water → 5,6 Dimethoxy-2-(pyridin-4yl)-methylene-indan-1one

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5,6 Dimethoxy indanone (100 grams), Pyridine-4-carboxaldehyde (78.0 grams) and p-toluene sulfonic acid (138.4 grams) were suspended in toluene (1250 ml) and heated to reflux using water separator for 6 hours. The resulting mass was cooled to 25–40° C. and the solid was filtered off under suction. Further the wet solid was suspended in aqueous 10% sodium carbonate solution (1200 ml) and stirred for 30–60 minutes. The resulting pale yellow precipitate solid was filtered off under suction, washed with water (1000 ml) and dried at a temperature of 80° C. to afford 5,6 Dimethoxy-2-(pyridin-4yl)-methylene-indan-1one (Weight: 140 grams, 95.8%).

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