In the presence of CuCI2,N-(2,4′-dienyl)-2-alkynamidescan be converted to α-alkylidene-γ-butyrolactams under thecatalysis of palladium(II).In this reaction,CuCl2 is used tooxidize Pdd(0) to regenerate Pd(H),or the carbon-palladium bond is quenched by the oxidative cleavage reaction of CuCl2.``