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In the presence of a Cu(I) catalyst and a pyridine oxide, alkynyl oxiranes and oxetanes can be converted into functionalized five- or six-membered α,β-unsaturated lactones or dihydrofuranaldehydes. This new oxidative cyclization is proposed to proceed via an unusual allenyloxypyridinium intermediate.
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