Preparation of benzocycloheptene derivatives from zirconacyclopentadienes
[formula: see text] Reaction of zirconacyclopentadienes with 2-iodobenzyl halide and 2-iodobenzoyl halide afforded benzocycloheptene derivatives and benzocycloheptenone derivatives in good to high yields.
Takahashi
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Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Duan
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Shen
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