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Thermal reactions of readily available chromium carbene complexes and
propargylic alcohols in the presence of acetic anhydride and triethyla
mine provide new and efficient routes into functionalised beta-lactone
s; this unprecedented Cr-mediated cyclisation process has been shown t
o be possible with a series of (3y-1y) propargylic alcohols.