Convenient Access to Polysubstituted 1-Indanones by Sc(OTf) 3-Catalyzed Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Benzyl Meldrum's Acid Derivatives

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 4653-4656

  Fillion, Eric ^a   Fishlock, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; INDANONE DERIVATIVE; SCANDIUM;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0348041996     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol035817m     Document Type: Article

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