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-Trioxygenated 2,3-dihydrobenz[f]indenone derivative 21 was exclusively formed on DAR of indanetrione 8 and diene 7 because of selectiveactivation of the C6 carbon due to the presence of additional cross conjugation between the C1 and the C4 carbonyl groups (TS-A, Figure 4). Semiempirical calculation [44] of
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hydroxyl groups. Selectiveactivation of the allylic alcohol in 2 as a leaving group followed by nucleophilic attack by the homoallylic alcohol will lead to dihydropyran 3. However, activation of the homoallylic alcohol followed by nucleophilic attack by the allylic alcohol will provide the enantiomeric