“…They include different metal-free reagents (I2, TFA, aminium salt), [2][3][4][5] transition-metal complexes (In 3+ , Bi 3+ , Ru 3+ -Ru +4 , Pd 2+ /In 3+ , Eu 3+ , Au 3+ , Mo 2+ , Ce 3+ ), [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] nanoparticles (MCM-41, Al-SiO2, H3PW12O40/SiO2, Nafion) [14][15][16][17] or other methods. [18][19][20][21] On the basis of observations, attempts to develop new and efficient catalyst systems for the self-dimerization of vinyl arenes are still in demand. In an ongoing effort to emphasize the synthetic applications of metal triflates, [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] we present, herein, a Ln(OTf)3 (lanthanide triflate)-mediated synthesis of substituted indanes.…”