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Indene is a starting material frequently used in the production of organic compounds, as is the product naphthalene.

As postdoc Dr. Remy Lalisse says, "Our calculations seem to suggest that the reaction takes place via an initial addition of a diazomethyl radical to indene."

Indene is a starting material frequently used in the production of organic compounds, as is the product naphthalene.

As postdoc Dr. Remy Lalisse says, "Our calculations seem to suggest that the reaction takes place via an initial addition of a diazomethyl radical to indene."

It is produced in small quantity in the distillation of amber, on passing the vapour of phenyl-naphthyl-methane through a red-hot tube, on heating indene, or by passing the mixed vapours of coumarone and naphthalene through a red-hot tube.