European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017-10-09

Superacid-Promoted Synthesis of CF3-Indenes Using Brominated CF3-Enones

Roman O. Iakovenko, Anna N. Kazakova, Irina A. Boyarskaya, Vladislav V. Gurzhiy, Margarita S. Avdontceva, Taras L. Panikorovsky, Vasiliy M. Muzalevskiy, Valentine G. Nenajdenko, Aleksander V. Vasilyev

Index: 10.1002/ejoc.201701085

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Abstract

Transformations of 3-bromo- and 3,4-dibromo CF3-enones in superacids (FSO3H, TfOH) lead to various CF3-indenes in good yields.