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Model studies toward the synthesis of natural indans utilizing a thallium(III)-mediated ring-contraction reaction
Ferraz, Helena M.C.,Aguilar, Andrea M.,Silva Jr., Luiz F.
, p. 1031 - 1034 (2003)
6-Methoxy-1-tetralone was transformed in six steps into an indan derivative related to the sesquiterpenes mutisianthol and jungianol. Key steps involve a thallium(III)-promoted ring-contraction (to assemble the indan unit) and a Wittig olefination (to attach the side chain).
