Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.10, 1068-1069, 2008
Facile Synthesis of Alkyl 1-Oxo-3-phenyl-1H-indene-2-carboxylate through Palladium-catalyzed Carboalkoxylation from 2-Bromo-3-phenylinden-1-ones
Palladium-catalyzed carboalkoxylation of 2-bromo-3-phenylindenones in various alcoholic solvents afforded diverse alkyl 1-oxo-3-phenyl-1H-indene-2-carboxylates in high yields.