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Rhodium(I)-catalyzed beta-carbon eliminations of tert-cyclobutanols followed by oxidative addition give benzorhoda(III)cyclopentenes. These key intermediates trigger intramolecular C-H arylations leading to beta-tetralones with quaternary stereogenic centers in excellent enantioselectivity. The versatility of the rhoda(III)cyclic species is further shown in formal intramolecular [4+2]-cycloadditions providing access to benzobicyclo[2.2.2]octanones.
Rosario Scopelliti, Marinella Mazzanti, Ivica Zivkovic, Anne-Sophie Chauvin, Megan Renee Keener, Maxime Christian Gérard Tricoire