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Two novel palladium catalysed cascade processes involving the generation of
a (pi -allyl)palladium intermediate from allenes in an intra- or intermole
cular fashion, followed by regioselective intramolecular nucleophilic addit
ion of amines, alcohols or malonates provide spiro- or linear fused heteroc
ycles in good yield.