Abstract: | An examination has been made of the reaction of secondary amines with 2-bromo-1-indanones II substituted at position C-2, and with 2-substituted indenones III. 2-Bromo-2-methyl-1-indanone (IIa) and dimethylamine yielded a mixture of the corresponding 2- and 3-amino-methylindanones IVa and Va. 2-Bromo-2-methyl-6-chloro-1-indanone (II b) and morpholine gave a mixture of the 2- and 3-aminocompounds IVe and Ve. |