Trifluoroacetic acid → (E)-2-(6-fluoro-1-indanylidene)acetic acid

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Trifluoroacetic acid (1.5 mL) was added to a stirred, chilled (ice-methanol bath) suspension of lithium 2-(6-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-indanyl)acetate (0.5 g, 2.3 mmol) in dichloromethane (13.5 mL). After 15 min, the mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the resulting white solid was recrystallized from aqueous acetone to give (E)-2-(6-fluoro-1-indanylidene)acetic acid as white crystals (0.32 g, 73%) identical to compound of Example 1i by mixed m.p., (203°-205° C.) and NMR.

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