Synthesis of 1,3-Diaryl-2-methoxyindenes by hydriodic acid-catalyzed cyclization of Aryl[2-(1-aryl-2-methoxyvinyl)phenyl]methanols

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2866-2881

  Kobayashi, Kazuhiro ^a   Shirai, Yuu ^a   Nagaoka, Toshiyuki ^a   Konishi, Hisatoshi ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 lithiostyrenes; Benzyl cations; Hydriodic acid; Indenes

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BROMOBENZENE; HALOGEN; INDENE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; METHANOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67651124933     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802669375     Document Type: Article

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