title: Synthesis of functionalized fluorescent indenes from electron-rich α-aryl ketonitriles.
abstract: A series of functionalized indenes bearing 1,3-dicyano groups were synthesized from electron-rich α-aryl ketonitriles in the presence of K(3)Fe(CN)(6) and NaOAc, possibly through tandem process involving dimerization, heterolytic cleavage of carbon-carbon bond, intermolecular coupling, and the subsequent intramolecular cyclization. The 2-arylindene compounds obtained possess good fluorescent properties.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yanfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Qiaoqiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Daisy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang-Negrerie
authors.forename: Jianhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yunfei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D004583:Electrons; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D007192:Indenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009570:Nitriles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007192:Indenes; D009570:Nitriles