1 - Animo - 2 - Hydroxy - 6 - Nitroindane can be used for drug and pesticide intermediates. 1 - Animo - 2 - Hydroxy - 6 - Nitroindane was synthesized by nitration, reduction, dehydration, epoxidation and ammination of Inden - 1 - one with the yield of 20. 4%. The main product of nitration 6 - Nitroinden - 1 - one and byproducts 4 - Nitroinden -1 -one has been determined by dipole, and been separated by chromatography. The yield of epoxidation was improved by m - CPBA instead of using other peroxyacid. The post treatment method of the product was improved by recrystatlizing instead of the colum...