title: Facile Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed generation and successive aromatization of isobenzofuran from o-dicarbonylbenzenes.
abstract: Isobenzofuran can be prepared from o-phthalaldehyde using hydrosilane. The formed isobenzofuran is trapped by an alkene via a Diels-Alder reaction. Further dehydration proceeds to furnish the conjugated aromatic compound. This multistep reaction was promoted by catalytic amounts of Sc(OTf)(3).
authors: Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. nisina-y@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
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