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1,2-Asymmetric Induction in Diastereo­selective Zwitterionic Aza-Claisen Rearrangements: Key Steps in Optically Active Alkaloid Synthesis

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The zwitterionic aza-Claisen rearrangement of optically active N-allylpyrrolidines and α-phenoxyacetyl fluorides proceeds with complete simple diastereoselectivity (internal asymmetric induction) and complete 1,2-asymmetric induction to generate a new C–C bond adjacent to a chiral C-N-Boc functionality. The resulting γ,δ-unsaturated amides were cyclised to give the corresponding pyrrolizidinones, which enabled the determination of the relative configuration of the stereotriads. Vinyl group degradation and a final lactam reduction gave an optically active analogue of (+)-petasinine (a pyrrolizidine alkaloid). Furthermore, the stereotriad-containing amides should be useful key intermediates for the total synthesis of optically active elaeocarpin (an indolizidine alkaloid).