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Spiro cyclisations of N-acyliminium ions involving an aromatic π-nucleophile

  • Patrick D. Bailey
  • , Keith M. Morgan
  • , David I. Smith
  • , John M. Vernon

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Abstract

Spiro 2-pyrrolidin-5-ones were obtained from N-substituted succinimides by a two-step procedure, involving 5- or 6-endo-trig cyclisation of N-acyliminium ion intermediates with a tethered aromatic p-nucleophile.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3369-3378
Number of pages10
JournalTetrahedron
Volume59
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Apr 2003

Keywords

  • N-acyliminium ion cyclisations
  • Spiro lactams

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