P. Magnus et al., NEW TRIALKYLSILYL ENOL ETHER CHEMISTRY - ALPHA-N-TOSYLAMINATION OF TRIISOPROPYLSILYL ENOL ETHERS, Tetrahedron, 51(41), 1995, pp. 11087-11110
Triisopropylsilyl enol ethers react with (TsN)(2)Se to give alpha-N-to
sylamino derivatives in modest to good yields. In the absence of 1,3-d
iaxial interactions the N-tosylamino group prefers an axial conformati
on. The axial N-tosylamino derivatives can be readily transformed into
the azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane skeleton. the core structure of a number
of alkaloids.