One-pot cross-coupling of N-acyl N,O-acetals with α,β-unsaturated compounds†
Abstract
The synergistic action of BF3·OEt2 and SmI2 allowed a series of intermolecular cross-couplings of readily available N-acyl N,O-acetals with α,β-unsaturated compounds to be performed in high yields, which was applied to the stereoselective synthesis of pyrrolizidine alkaloid (+)-xenovenine.