title: Naphthalene formation by allylation of zirconaindenes in the ZnX2-Pd(PPh3)4 system.
abstract: Zirconaindenes reacted with allyl halides in the presence of ZnX2 (X = Cl or Br) and a catalytic amount of Pd(PPh3)4 to give naphthalene derivatives in good yield.
authors.affiliation: Catalysis Research Center and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, and CREST, Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Sapporo 060-0811, Japan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi