Scheme 1. Two cyclization pathways of unsaturated α-diketones.
a) Yb(OTf)3 (catalytic), pyrrolidine, (1 equiv) DMSO, rt, 63%. b) Yb(OTf)3 (10 mol %), pyrrolidine (1 equiv), DMSO, rt, 83%.
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