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Ring leader: PtCl(2) catalyzes intramolecular cyclization of o-isopropyl or o-benzyl aryl alkynes to give substituted indene derivatives with good yields and high selectivity. This reaction appears to proceed through an sp(3) C-H activation and 1,4-hydrogen migration pathway (see scheme).
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