Novel One-Pot Approach to Synthesis of Indanones through Sb(V)-Catalyzed Reaction of Phenylalkynes with Aldehydes

Akio Saito, Masaharu Umakoshi, Naomi Yagyu and Yuji Hanzawa
Laboratory of Organic Reaction Chemistry, Showa Pharmaceutical University, 3-3165 Higashi-Tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
Org. Lett., 2008, 10 (9), pp 1783–1785
DOI: 10.1021/ol800539a
Publication Date (Web): April 9, 2008
Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society

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Catalytic SbF5 and the use of EtOH as an additive efficiently converted a mixture of phenylalkynes and aldehydes to indanone compounds in one pot, and the reaction stereoselectively afforded the corresponding 2,3-disubstituted indanones as a single trans-isomer.

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  • Published In Issue May 01, 2008
  • Article ASAPApril 09, 2008
  • Received: March 10, 2008

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