Lewis acid-catalyzed formation of indene derivatives via tandem reactions of arylacetylenes with the cations generated from 2-silylmethyl cyclopropyl carbinols

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Jun 14:(22):2281-3. doi: 10.1039/b700246g. Epub 2007 Mar 6.

Abstract

Vicinal silylmethyl-substituted cyclopropyl carbinols undergo tandem intermolecular cation-arylacetylene cyclization to generate indene derivatives.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acids / chemistry*
  • Alkynes / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Cations
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclization
  • Cyclopropanes / chemistry
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / chemistry
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Indenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Methanol / chemistry
  • Models, Chemical
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Acids
  • Alkynes
  • Cations
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
  • Indenes
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • indene
  • Methanol