Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.38, 11678-11678, 2007
1-chloro-4,5,6,7-tetraalkyldihydroindene formation by reaction of bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanacyclopentadienes with titanium chloride
Reaction of titanacyclopentadienes 1 with TiCl4 afforded 1-chloro-4,5,6,7-tetrasubstituted dihydroindene derivatives 8 in high yields.