
%0 Journal Article
%A Collins, DJ 
%A Tomkins, CW 
%T Acid-catalysed isomerization of ethyl 5-Hydroxy-7a-methyl-1-oxo-2,6,7,7a tetrahydro-1H-indene-4-carboxylate
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1977/02/01
%V 30
%N 2
%P 443-450
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9770443
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9770443 
%X Treatment of a chloroform solution of ethyl 5-hydroxy-7a-methyl-1-oxo- 2,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-indene-4-carboxylate with dry hydrogen chloride at room temperature gave ethyl 5-hydroxy-7a-methyl-1-oxo-cis-3a,6,7,7a- tetrahydro-1H-indene-4-carboxylate, and the corresponding trans-hydrindan in the ratio 9 : 1. Hydrogenation of this mixture gave ethyl 5-hydroxy-7a-methyl-1-oxo-cis-3a,6,7,7a-tetrahydroindan-4-carboxylate, and ethyl t-7a-methyl-1,5-dioxo-r-3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexa-hydroindan-c-4a- carboxylate, which were characterized by conversion into the cis and trans isomers of 7a-methylperhydroindan-1,5-dione, respectively. 
