Chemistry–A European Journal

Lewis Acid Mediated Reactions of Zirconacyclopentadienes with Aldehydes: One??Pot Synthetic Route to Indene and Cyclopentadiene Derivatives from Aldehydes …

C Zhao, P Li, X Cao, Z Xi

Index: Zhao, Changjia; Li, Pixu; Cao, Xiaoyu; Xi, Zhenfeng Chemistry - A European Journal, 2002 , vol. 8, # 18 p. 4292 - 4298

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Abstract

Abstract One-pot procedures for the preparation of highly substituted indenes, tetrahydroindenes, and cyclopentadienes have been developed by using a combination of zirconocene-mediated C [BOND] C-bond-forming reactions with Lewis acid mediated activation of carbonyl groups. The carbonyl groups of aldehydes were deoxygenated in the reaction and behaved formally as a one-carbon unit. A variety of Lewis acids were ...