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Triphenylphosphine promoted addition of acetylenic esters to benzofuran-2,3-dione: One-pot synthesis of novel γ-spirolactones

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2008

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The reaction of the zwitterionic intermediates generated from dialkyl acetylene dicarboxylates and triphenylphosphine with benzofuran-2,3-diones provides a one-pot route to new highly functionalized γ-spirolactones in good yield.