208588-17-4Relevant articles and documents
Acid-Catalyzed Condensations of Ninhydrin with Aromatic Compounds. Preparation of 2,2-Diaryl-1,3-indanediones and 3-(Diarylmethylene)isobenzofuranones 1
Klumpp, Douglas A.,Fredrick, Shyla,Lau, Siufu,Jin, Kevin K.,Bau, Robert,Surya Prakash,Olah, George A.
, p. 5152 - 5155 (2007/10/03)
Ninhydrin (1) reacts with aromatic compounds in acid solution to give condensation products. In H2SO4, 1 reacts with arenes to give 2,2-diaryl-1,3-indanediones (2a-f). In superacidic triflic acid (CF3SO3H, TfOH)