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The title compounds were prepared and were found to undergo ring opening and molecular rearrangement under mild conditions and no catalysis, forming a carbon−carbon bond and closing a new chelate ring. The rearrangement product depends on whether α-protons are present. Reactants and products are characterized by crystal structures.
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