A new and efficient synthesis of substituted indene has been achieved via copper(I)-catalyzed domino three-component coupling and cyclization reaction in moderate to good yield.

Herein we report on the charge transport properties of spin-coated thin films of an n-type fullerene derivative, i.e. the indene-C60 bis-adduct (ICBA). In particular, the effects of annealing temperature and duration as well as surface functionalization are explored. Electron mobilities approaching 0.1 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) are reported.

In the title compound, C(18)H(17)NO, the dihydro-indene ring system is approximately planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.041 (2) Å. This ring system is almost coplanar with the benzene ring, making a dihedral angle of 5.22 (9)°. In the crystal, inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains along the b axis.

Indene and cyclopentene enaminonitriles were reacted with SCl2, iBu3N and NCS to give the first cyclopenta[1,2,6]thiadiazines that showed unusual characteristics, one as a NIR dye and another as a liquid crystal.

In the title compound, C(21)H(21)NO, the indene ring system is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.066 (1) Å and makes dihedral angles of 7.93 (6) and 2.43 (6)°, respectively, with the benzene plane and the mean plane of the piperidine ring. These latter two planes make a dihedral angle of 7.61 (7)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O inter-actions, forming infinite cha...

In the title compound, C16H16O4, the five-membered ring of the indene-1,3-dione unit adopts a twist conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring adopts a twist-chair conformation. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.7373 (8) Å] into a three-dimensional supra-molecular architecture.

In the title compound, C(14)H(12)O(4), the indene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0309 (1) Å] and the cyclo-penta-none ring adopts a twist form. In the crystal, mol-ecules are joined via pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers.

Reactions of indene and various substituted indoles with [(diimine)PtII(Me)(TFE)]+ cations have been studied (diimine = ArN = C(Me) - C(Me) = NAr; TFE = 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol). Indene displaces the TFE ligand from platinum to form a stable π coordination complex that, upon heating, undergoes C-H activation with first order kinetics, ΔH‡ = 29 kcal/mol, ΔS‡ = 10 eu, and a kinetic isotope effect ...