The carbonylative cyclization of 1,1-diethynyl acetates mediated by Phbox/Pd(TFA)2 afforded a functionalized 4-cyclopentene-1,3-dione as a major product. In the absence of box ligand, a methoxycarbonylated orthoester was obtained predominantly.
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Kato et al. (2007) studied this question.