An efficient metal-catalyzed hydroalkylation of various styrenes, norbornene, and cyclohexadiene with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds has been developed. This new bismuth-catalyzed C-H functionalization provides the corresponding alkylated pentanediones in good to excellent isolated yields after short reaction times.
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Rueping et al. (2007) studied this question.