Abstract
We describe the development of a new catalyst system for carbonyl-olefin ring-closing metathesis reactions that relies on Lewis acidic superelectrophiles and significantly expands the current scope of this transformation to medium-sized rings.
Importantly, these superelectrophiles are shown to promote carbonyl-olefin metathesis via a distinct and unprecedented mechanism.



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