Ring Contraction of 1,2-Dihydronaphthalenes Promoted by Thallium(III) in Acetonitrile: A Diastereoselective Approach to Indanes
- FERRAZ, Helena M. C.
- CARNEIRO, Vania M. T.
- SILVA JR., Luiz F.
Publication date
January 2009
DOI Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag KG ISSN
0039-7881Abstract
trans-1,3-Disubstituted indanes are conveniently accessed by a stereoselective ring contraction of 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes upon treatment with thallium(III) nitrate (TTN) in acetonitrile. Under these conditions, the oxidative rearrangement of either di- or trisubstituted double bonds is possible
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