Protected Indanones by a Heck−Aldol Annulation Reaction

Monoprotected 3-hydroxyindan-1-ones have been prepared in moderate to good yields by a new tandem reaction involving salicylaldehyde triflates and commercially available 2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether. This one-pot annulation reaction proceeds in the presence of a palladium bidentate catalyst and results in the formation of two new ring systems.