Both benzocarbazoles and quinolines can be synthesized from enyne ketenimines 1 generated in situ via biradical intermediates (see reaction below). Which of the heterocyclic ring systems is formed depends on the choice of the substituent R1 at the alkyne terminus.
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Schmittel et al. (1998) studied this question.
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