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Intramolecular Friedel—Crafts Alkylation of Chalcone Epoxides Using In-dium(III) Chloride as an Efficient Catalyst. — InCl3 is explored as the most effi-cient catalyst for the preparation of highly functionalized cis-2-hydroxyindanones. — (AHMED*, N.; BABU, V. V.; KUMAR, H.; Synthesis 2011, 15, 2471-2477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1260091 ; Dep. Phys., Indian Inst. Technol., Roorkee 247 667, India; Eng.) — Mais

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