Abstract
Abstract: In the presence of KF-Al2O3 as a solid catalyst, indene reacted with aromatic aldehydes 2a-c (R=4-Me, 4-MeO, 4-Me2N) to yield mainly benzofulvenes 3a-c (45%-66%), while when treated with two molar of aromatic aldehydes 2d-f (R=H, 4-Cl, 4-F) gave mainly the double condensation products 4d-f (67-81%)