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Reactions of α-phenethyl-β-borylallylsilane with aldehydes afforded tricyclic trans-1,2-benzooxadecaline frameworks stereoselectively in the presence of Lewis acids via sequential incorporation of two different aldehydes followed by cationic cascade cyclization, ending up with intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction.
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