Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Propanone, 1-(2,3-dihydro-2-methylbenzo[b]thien-5-yl)-

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To 0.15M of aluminum chloride, 0.11M of propionyl chloride and 150 ml of 1,2-dichloroethylene, 0.1M of 2-methyl2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]-thiophene (prepared according to method of Petropoulos, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 75, 1130, 1953) are added slowly, temperature being maintained at ±10° C. After addition, the mixture is still stirred for 3 hours at room temperature, then a mixture of ice and HCl is added. The mixture is extracted with 1,2-dichloroethylene, dried on MgSO4 and solvent is evaporated. The oily residue as stripped in vacuum. 14 gr. of 5-propionyl-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene are so obtained.

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