Fig. 4. (a) Plausible formation of five-membered lactones 2(Ax) and 2a through a ring-opening reaction of 1a. (b–d) Plausible activation models of the ring-opened structure 1a-O by acidic catalysts (b), basic catalysts (c), and Sn(Oct)2.
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