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Iodine helps: Aldehydes acylate arenes upon treatment at low temperature with IPy2BF4 and HBF4. This reaction is exploited in a novel intramolecular approach to the preparation of benzocyclic ketones (see scheme). A plausible mechanistic rational is also given.
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