Fig. 4. Control experiments and isotope-labeling reactions.

a Radical trapping experiments. b The reaction of unsymmetrical 1,3-dione. c The reactions using other amide solvents. d 13C-labeled experiment using DMF-formyl-13C as solvent. e 13C-labeled experiment using DMF-dimethyl-13C2 as solvent. f Deuterium-labeling experiments using DMF-D7 as solvent. g Deuterium-labeling experiments in the presence of D2O. h 18O-labeled experiment in the presence of H218O. i The reactions of 18O-labeled 1,3-dione.