@article{36e1d47d72f6417b856ad1c7d3ac5276,
title = "Synthesis of highly substituted indene derivatives by Br{\o}nsted acid catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction of homoallylic alcohols",
abstract = "An efficient synthetic method to prepare highly substituted indenes in moderate to excellent yields that relies on Br{\o}nsted acid catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction of homoallylic alcohols under mild conditions is described.",
keywords = "Br{\o}nsted acid, Friedel-Crafts reaction, Homoallylic alcohols, Homogeneous catalysis, Indene derivatives",
author = "Xiaoxiang Zhang and Teo, \{Wan Teng\} and Weidong Rao and Ma, \{Dik Lung\} and Leung, \{Chung Hang\} and Chan, \{Philip Wai Hong\}",
note = "Funding Information: This work is supported by a College of Science Start-Up Grant from Nanyang Technological University and a Tier 1 Grant ( MOE2013-T1-002-035 ) from the Ministry of Education of Singapore (to P.W.H.C.), a Young National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant (No. 21302096 ), a Young Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province Grant ( BK20130962 ) and a Project Fund from the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (to X.Z.). A Yousef Jameel Scholarship (to W.T.T.) is also gratefully acknowledged. ",
year = "2014",
month = jul,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.05.027",
language = "English",
volume = "55",
pages = "3881--3884",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "29",
}