Naseem Ahmed, B. V. Babu, Harendra Kumar
Aug 1, 2011
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Synthesis
Abstract
Indium(III) chloride catalyzes the ring opening of chalcone epoxides followed by intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation under mild conditions at room temperature to afford highly functionalized 3-aryl-2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ones in excellent yields (81-95%).