1-Indanone is a substrate for the enzyme indanol dehydrogenase.

It is prepared by oxidation of indane or indene.

[1] It can also be prepared by cyclization of phenylpropionic acid.

1-Indanone is an intermediate in the synthesis of a variety of pharmaceutical drugs including 2-aminoindane (using beta-keto-oxime formation with isoamylnitrite followed by reduction), drinidene, pirandamine,[2] and pyrophendane.

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