• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1170-1176
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• 2012

An efficient one-pot synthesis of acridinediones by $In(OTf)_3$-catalyzed reactions was developed starting from ${\beta}$-enaminones, aldehydes, and cyclic 1,3-diketones. The key strategies of these reactions involve domino Knoevenagel condensation/Michael addition/cyclodehydration reaction.