Efficient synthesis of 2- and 3-substituted indenes from 2-bromobenzyl bromide through an enolate alkylation/Cr(II)/Ni(II)-mediated carbonyl addition sequence

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01541-5

An efficient new synthesis of 2- and 3-substituted indenes has been developed based on the nickel-catalyzed chromium(II)-promoted addition of aryl bromides to a tethered ketone carbonyl. Several tethered bromoaryl ketones were prepared through enolate alk