Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, Chemistry Department of Teachers′ College, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. CHINA , 225002
Abstract:
The condensation of indene or 2-nitrofluorene with aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by bis-(p-methoxyphenyl)telluroxide (BMPTO) under ultrasonic wave irradiation gave corresponding fulvenes in fair to good yield.