... Volume: Page: ... 8 and Cheng et al. ... or salicylaldimines on one hand, and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran or 2,3-dihydrofuran on the other hand, effecting C−C bond formation by using a catalytic amount of ytterbium triflate, 12 bismuth triflate, 13 lithium tetrafluoroborate, 14 ...