... The Journal of Organic ... followed by addition of 2 M NaOH until the mixture was at pH 8. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc and the organic fractions were ... to give 7-aminoindan- 1-one (15) as a yellow solid, 9.95 g (91%): 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.27 (t, J = 7.2 Hz ...