“…Surprisingly, the already described protocols with polyphosphoric acid, 2-5 trifluoroacetic acid, 6 or N-methylpyrrolidone 3 were not universally applicable. Polyphosphoric acid and N-methylpyrrolidone were unreactive while trifluoroacetic acetic furnished relatively better results: intermediates (6Cd), (6Dd), (6Gd), (6Hd), (6Ca), (6Da), (6Ga), and (6Ha) were successfully cyclized.…”