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The Sandmeyer reaction of 4-trifluoromethylanthranilic acid (I) with NaNO2, HBr and Cu2Br2 gives 2-bromo-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid (II), which by reaction with SOCl2 is converted into 2-bromo-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl chloride (III). The Rosemind reduction of (III) with H2 over Pd/BaSO4/S yields 2-bromo-4-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde (IV), which is condensed with ethyl cyanacetate (V) in refluxing toluene affording ethyl 2-cyano-3-[2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propenoate (VI). The addition of 4-fluorophenylmagnesium bromide (VII) to (VI) in toluene ether gives ethyl 2-cyano-3-[2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propanoate (VIII), which is hydrolyzed and decarboxylated partially with H2SO4 in refluxing acetic acid water to yield 3-[2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propanoic acid (IX). Cyclization of (IX) with butyllithium in ether affords 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)indan-1-one (X), which is reducted with NaBH4 in methanol giving 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)indan-1-ol (XI). The reaction of (XI) with SOCl2 in hot toluene yields 1-chloro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)indan (XII).