ChemInform Abstract: Iodine-Catalyzed Synthesis of Highly Functionalized 1H-Indene Derivatives from Michael Adducts of o-Alkynylarene Chalcones with Diethyl Malonate.
Michael adducts of o-alkynylarene chalcones undergo 5-exo-dig Conia-ene cyclization with diethyl malonate, followed by isomerization in the presence of a substoichiometric amount of molecular iodine to furnish 1H-indene derivatives.