S. Kiyooka et al., A NOVEL BF(3)CENTER-DOT-OET(2)-CATALYZED [3-CBZ-ALPHA-AMINO ALDEHYDESWITH ALLYLTRIMETHYLSILANE - HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF CIS-2,3,5-TRISUBSTITUTED PYRROLIDINES(2] ANNULATION OF N), Journal of organic chemistry, 59(8), 1994, pp. 1958-1960
In the presence of BF3.OEt(2) (0.2 molar equiv), the reactions (-10 de
grees C, CH2Cl2) of N-Cbz-alpha-amino aldehydes with allyltrimethylsil
ane produced pyrrolidines in good yields (70-80%), with high all-cis s
tereoselectivity at the C12, C-3, and C-5 positions, along with small
amounts of the expected homoallylic alcohols.