Abstract
Reaction of chlorobenzene with crotonic acid under Friedel-Crafts conditions gives an unexpectedly high proportion of 4-chloro-3-methylindan-1-one together with the expected 6-chloro-3-methylindan-1-one. Hydrogenolysis of the tertiary alcohols which result from addition of methylmagnesium iodide to these compounds gives predominantly cis-4- and -5-chloro-1,3-dimethylindanes with only small amounts of the trans-isomers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 197-200 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Chemistry |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1975 |