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Carbaldehydes 1a and 1b, when treated with Lewis or Bronsted acids in
non-aromatic solvents or in nitrobenzene afford dihydrochromeno[3,2-b]
azet-2(1H)-ones of types 4-6 and 10. In toluene, chloro- and fluoro-be
nzene related compounds of types 7-9 were obtained, in the last named
two solvents accompanied by pyrrolidin-2-one derivatives 11-15. (C) 19
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