Samarium(II) iodide has been employed to promote a sequential intramolecular nucleophilic acyl substitution/intramolecular ketyl olefin coupling cyclization sequence to provide bicyclic, tricyclic, and spiro-fused oxygen heterocycles in excellent yield and with high diastereoselectivity.
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