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Indane → 4-Methylindan
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Indane | HCID 10326 | — |
| Reactant | 5-Indanecarboxaldehyde | HCID 121624 | — |
| Reactant | 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-4-carbaldehyde | HCID 576135 | — |
| Solvent | Water | HCID 962 | — |
| Product | 4-Methylindan | HCID 13211 | — |
| Product | 5-Methylindan | HCID 13402 | — |
Reaction Steps
Indane is reacted with an α,α-dichloromethyl lower alkyl ether, the reaction mixture is treated with water to produce a mixture of 4-formylindane and 5-formylindane, the aldehyde isomers are separated and the aldehydes are catalytically hydrogenated to produce 4-methylindane and 5-methylindane.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US03968163 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-1976_07 |
| ORD ID | ord-28ff0efad54644a9ad886ce382c4aa62 |
| Source note | uspto-grants-1976_07 |