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Manganese(III) acetate oxidation of substituted diethyl benzylmalonate
s in the presence of alkynes affords tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives
3, 6, 7 and spiro [4,5]decatriene derivatives 4 or 5, through competi
tive 1,5 and 1,6 intramolecular aromatic substitution by vinyl radical
s.