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A Cu-catalyzed cascade annulation of enynals with alkenyl or alkynyl α-bromocarbonyls for the synthesis of various cyclohexenone-fused polycyclic compounds is described. Up to six new C-C bonds and four new carbocycles can be established in a single reaction, highlighting the high efficiency and step-economics of this protocol. This reaction offers a novel and straightforward entry to the synthesis of ketones featuring the addition of carbon radicals to aldehydes.
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