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Indium (III) bromide-catalyzed chemioselective dimerization of vinylarenes

C Peppe, ES Lang, FM de Andrade, LB de Castro

Index: Peppe, Clovis; Lang, Ernesto Schulz; De Andrade, Fabiano Molinos; De Castro, Lierson Borges Synlett, 2004 , # 10 p. 1723 - 1726

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Abstract

Open chain unsaturated dimers 3 and 4 are generated by proton elimination, while production of indan cyclodimers 5 is the result of an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts reaction within intermediate 2. Frequently, the formation of higher oligomers (trimers, tetramers) 6 as the result of reaction between intermediate 2 with the vinyl arene starting material 1 is observed. A common feature of these reactions is that, in most cases, a mixture of products is obtained. Therefore, the ...