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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Chemistry. 2013 Aug 16;19(36):11847–11852. doi: 10.1002/chem.201302669

Table 2.

Acid screen for tandem ring closing reaction.

Entry Acid (pKa) Equiv. Ratio 25:23
1 - - no conv.
2 TFA (−0 25) 1 1:4 5
3 PTSA (−2.8) 1 1:2.2
4 AcOH (4 76) 1 >1:20
5 CSA (12) 1 1:1.3
6 CSA (12) 2 >20:1

*To a solution of tetraene 23 in toluene was added an acid.. After stirring for 10 minutes Grela catalyst (10%) was added and stirring was continued at rt for 7 h..