文摘
Selenocyclisations of the homoallylic sulfonamides [e.g., 26, 28 and 30] using phenylselanyl halides lead exclusively to β-selanyl-pyrrolidines [e.g., 27, 29 and 31] by an overall 5-endo-trig pathway, but with considerable variations in the stereochemical outcome, depending upon the substituents and the precise conditions used. Subsequent oxidative eliminations lead smoothly to the corresponding 3-pyrrolines and thence to poly-hydroxylated pyrrolidines.