title: Indium-catalyzed construction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon skeletons via dehydration.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic compounds can be synthesized from 2-benzylic- or 2-allylbenzaldehydes using a catalytic amount of In(III) or Re(I) complexes. By using this method, polycyclic aza-aromatic compounds can also be prepared efficiently. In these reactions, only water is formed as a side product.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. kuninobu@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuninobu
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatsuzaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuki
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takai