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Benzoylmethyltriphenylarsonium bromide 6 in the presence of potassium carbo
nate reacted with 2,2-dialkyl-1,3-dioxa-5-substituted-benzylidene-4,6-dione
2 at room temperature to give beta,gamma-trans-beta-benzoyl-gamma-aryl-gam
ma-butyrolactones 7 in good yield.