Water → 1-(1H-inden-2-yl)pyrrolidine

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-indanone (2.0 g, 15.1 mmol) and pyrrolidine (1.6 mL, 19.7 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (61 mL) was refluxed under nitrogen with azeotropic removal of water (Dean-Stark apparatus) for 2 h. The mixture was then cooled and concentrated to dryness in vacuo to give the title compound. MS:m/z=186.2 (M+1).

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