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A new, fast and efficient synthesis of 3-aryl indenones: intramolecular cyclization of 1, 3-diarylpropynones in superacids

AV Vasilyev, S Walspurger, P Pale, J Sommer

Index: Vasilyev, Aleksander V.; Walspurger, Stephane; Pale, Patrick; Sommer, Jean Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 17 p. 3379 - 3381

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Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... 1,3-Diarylpropynones were cleanly converted to the corresponding 3-arylindenones in various superacidic media. This new, simple, one-pot reaction proved to be efficient (yields up to 95%) and very fast (reaction time less than 30 min). ... 1,3-Diarylpropynones were cleanly converted in a fast (⩽30 ...