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Silylcupration of allene using phenyldimethylsilyl-copper followed by conju
gated addition to alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones affords oxoallylsilanes wi
th different substitution patterns. When the former oxoallylsilanes are tre
ated with a Lewis acid they undergo highly stereoselective allylsilane term
inated cyclization leading to mono-, bi-, and tricyclic methylenecyclopenta
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