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A series of di
hydropyrans bearing a dicobalt
hexacarbonyl moiety
have been found to undergo an efficientAl-promoted O
C ring-contraction process. T
his rearrangement reaction operates successfully for abroad range of substrates. Moreover, t
he potential of t
his approac
h for generating cyclopropanes fromt
he corresponding di
hydrofurans
has been demonstrated.