JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S, no.8, pp.507-511, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Dibromo- and tribromoindane were synthesised by bromination of indene. Treatment of dibromo- and tribromoindane with various silver salts (silver acetate, perchlorate, sulfate and nitrate) in different solvents opened up an entry to the synthesis of various di- and tri-substituted indane derivatives.