A Copper(II) Triflate-Catalyzed Tandem F
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Yugen Zhang; Liwei Chen; Ting Lu
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A one‐pot synthesis of dihydroindenes from substituted benzenes and haloalkenes was developed. The reaction proceeded __via__ a copper(II) triflate [Cu(OTf)~2~]‐catalyzed tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/cyclization process with high efficiency under relatively mild conditions.