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Synthesis of functionalized fluorescent indenes from electron-rich α-aryl ketonitriles

  • Le Liu
  • , Yanfeng Fan
  • , Qiaoqiao He
  • , Yun Zhang
  • , Daisy Zhang-Negrerie
  • , Jianhui Huang
  • , Yunfei Du
  • , Kang Zhao
  • Tianjin University

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Abstract

A series of functionalized indenes bearing 1,3-dicyano groups were synthesized from electron-rich α-aryl ketonitriles in the presence of K 3Fe(CN) 6 and NaOAc, possibly through tandem process involving dimerization, heterolytic cleavage of carbon-carbon bond, intermolecular coupling, and the subsequent intramolecular cyclization. The 2-arylindene compounds obtained possess good fluorescent properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3997-4004
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume77
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

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