10.1021/jo9012354.s003 Hongfeng Li Hongfeng Li Jingyu Yang Jingyu Yang Yuanhong Liu Yuanhong Liu Yanzhong Li Yanzhong Li Iron-Catalyzed Cascade Arene−Aldehyde Addition/Cyclizations for the Highly Efficient Synthesis of Xanthenes and Its Analogous: Observation of a C−C Bond Cleavage in Indole-Based Triarylmethanes American Chemical Society 2009 reaction conditions Xanthene domino process aryloxybenzaldehyde Analogou Efficient Synthesis Fe method Arene material Cascade selectivitie Cleavage arene multisubstituted xanthene derivatives Bond triarylmethane procedure cleavage synthesis TriarylmethanesAn bond 2009-09-04 00:00:00 Dataset https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Iron_Catalyzed_Cascade_Arene_Aldehyde_Addition_Cyclizations_for_the_Highly_Efficient_Synthesis_of_Xanthenes_and_Its_Analogous_Observation_of_a_C_C_Bond_Cleavage_in_Indole_Based_Triarylmethanes/2830258 An efficient, general, and one-pot procedure for the synthesis of multisubstituted xanthene derivatives through Fe(III)-catalyzed reactions of 2-aryloxybenzaldehydes with electron-rich arenes has been developed. This method offers several advantages such as high selectivities, mild reaction conditions, and easily accessible starting materials. A mechanistic study revealed that a C−C bond cleavage of a triarylmethane intermediate might be involved in the domino process.