Iron-catalyzed annulation reaction of arylindium reagents and alkynes to produce substituted naphthalenes

We report here an iron-bisphosphine complex-catalyzed annulation reaction of an arylindium reagent and two alkyne molecules that affords a substituted naphthalene derivative in moderate to good yield. The reaction represents a new example of iron-catalyzed C-C bond forming reactions via C-H bond functionalization.

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