Facile Synthesis of 3-Arylindenes by HMPA-Promoted Direct Arylation of Indenes with Aryl Fluorides.
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ABSTRACT: A rapid and efficient approach to 3-arylated indenes by reactions of indenes with unactivated fluoroarenes with the assistance of lithium diisopropylamide and hexamethylphosphoramide at room temperature was developed.