Abstract

AbstractDepending on the presence of a Lewis acid, 2‐(dicyanomethylene)indan‐1,3‐dione (I) reacts with electron‐rich alkynes either to cyanobuta‐1,3‐dienes via formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition—retroelectrocyclization or to fused 4H‐pyrans via formal [4 + 2] hetero‐Diels—Alder reaction.

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