Synthesis of a novel class of non-peptide NK-2 receptor ligand, derived from 1-phenyl-3-pyrrol-1-ylindan-2-carboxamides

Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed Ketone-Directed ortho-C-H Activation for the Synthesis of Indene Derivatives

A weakly coordinating, carbonyl-assisted C-H activation of aromatic systems with α,β-unsaturated ketone and subsequent aldol condensation has been developed using a Cp*Co(CO)I₂ catalyst. The developed method is the first example of indene synthesis by cobalt-catalyzed C-H activation. In addition, the reaction requires mild reaction conditions and easily accessible starting materials, and it shows excellent functional group compatibility.

Synthesis of polysubstituted 3-aminoindenes via rhodium-catalysed [3+2] cascade annulations of benzimidates with alkenes

A novel Rh-catalysed intermolecular [3+2] cascade cyclization of benzimidates and alkenes has been developed to assemble polysubstituted 3-aminoindenes, which exhibits good functional-group tolerance and excellent regioselectivity.

Gold-catalysed facile access to indene scaffolds via sequential C–H functionalization and 5-endo-dig carbocyclization

The concise synthesis of functionalized indene derivatives via the gold(i)-catalysed cascade C–H functionalization/conia-ene type reaction of electron-rich aromatics with o-alkynylaryl α-diazoesters has been developed.

Lewis acid catalyzed Nazarov type cyclization for the synthesis of a substituted indane framework: total synthesis of (±)-mutisianthol

A new synthetic route has been developed for the synthesis of a substituted indane derivative using Lewis acid catalyzed modified Nazarov type cyclization, which was further applied in the total synthesis of mutisianthol and epi-mutisianthol in a nine step longest linear sequence.

Reactions of CF3-enones with arenes under superelectrophilic activation: a pathway to trans-1,3-diaryl-1-CF3-indanes, new cannabinoid receptor ligands

CF₃-enones react with arenes in TfOH to givetrans-1,3-diaryl-1-CF₃indanes.

[3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement/5-exo-dig cyclization reactions of benzyl alkynyl ethers: synthesis of substituted 2-indanones and indenes

Substituted benzyl alkynyl ethers, prepared from the corresponding α-alkoxy ketones in a two-step sequence involving enol triflate formation and KOtBu-induced E2 elimination, undergo [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/intramolecular 5-exo-dig cyclization at 60 °C to form substituted 2-indanones in good overall yields. 1,3-cis-Disubstituted-2-indanones are formed preferentially when the benzylic substituent R(1) is bulky. Substituted indenes may be prepared from 2-indanones in high yields by Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction.