Benzene → 3-Methyl-indan-1-one

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Reaction Steps

To 31.8 g of aluminum chloride, 6.8 g of crotonic acid and 50.0 ml of benzene were added and the mixture was reacted under reflux for 5 hours. After filtering the reaction solution, benzene was removed from the filtrate by distillation and the residue was distilled in a vacuum (120°-123° C./12 mmHg) to obtain 9.7 g of 3-methyl-1-indanone.

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