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from the generated products. Mechanistic studies suggest that a
formal b-carbon elimination is involved in the reaction mechanism.
The reaction represents a rare example of unifying C–H and C–C
cleavage into a single approach to synthesize complex molecules.
We are grateful for the support of this work through a Start-up
Grant from Sun Yat-sen University and the National Natural
Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81330077 and 21103072).
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