“…The oxidation of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene 5 with iodine(III) [ 20 , 22 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ] or with thallium(III) [ 30 , 31 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ] in MeOH furnished the indane 4 , the naphthalene 7 and the addition product 8 , depending on the reaction conditions ( Table 1 ). With 0.9 equiv.…”