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Novel cyclopropane-shift type reaction of diaryl(2-halogenocyclopropyl)meth
anols 2b and 7 proceeded by using BF3. OEt2 and TiCl4, respectively. Utiliz
ing these reactions, 1-aryl-3-chloro-1,2-methanoindans 5 and 9, 1-aryl-3-me
thylnaphthalenes 6, and 1,2-methano-1-arylindens 10 were constructed. (C) 2
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