a Department of Chemistry, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK b Sanofi-Synthelabo Research, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2JH, UK c Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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 π-nucleophile.