Robert S. Ward,*a Andrew Pelter,a Antonella Brizzi,b Alessandro Segab and Paola Paolic aChemistry Department, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK bIstituto di Chimica Organica dell' Universita di Siena, Pian del Mantellini 44, 53100 Siena, Italy cDipartimento di Energetica, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy ... The aryltetralins 7a and 7b and the keto-lactone 8 are synthesised by cyclisation and ...