ketoesters with I2 for several hours. Cyclizations involving terminal and substituted (alkyl,
aryl, Br, I) alkynes were accessed. Twelve examples with yields ranging from 20% up to 80%
are reported (out of them eight cases are above 60%). These results present the first
examples of the iodonium-promoted 5-endo-dig carbocyclization of active methyne
substrates onto alkynes.