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Activated ethers: The shown reaction of the dialkylacetals 1 gave the carboalkoxylation products 2 in high to moderate yields. Mechanistic investigation revealed that the reaction proceeded through the addition of an acetal CO bond to the CC triple bond, followed by an unprecedented rearrangement of an alkynyl group substituent.
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