| Abstract: | A rhodium(II)‐ or copper(I)‐catalyzed formal intramolecular carbene insertion into vinylic C(sp2)−H bonds is reported herein. This method provides straightforward access to 1H ‐indenes with high efficiency and excellent functional‐group compatibility. Mechanistically, the reaction is proposed to involve the following sequence: metal carbene formation, intramolecular nucleophilic addition of the double bond to the electron‐deficient carbene carbon atom, dearomatization, and finally a 1,5‐H shift. |
