Cascades Initiated by Conjugate Friedel-Crafts Reaction

5 Cascades Initiated by Conjugate Friedel-Crafts Reaction 

Several different easeades have been developed in which the first conjugate addition step involved the use of an electron-rich arene or heteroarene as Michael donor. Interestingly, a very important number of the cases reported in this context refer to intermolecular variants rather than the more favored and therefore easier intramolecular approach. A representative example can be 

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