1,4-B is (4-tolylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines undergo stereoselect
ive S(N)1 reactions with soft carbon nucleophiles in the presence of Lewis
acids. Subsequent dihydroxylation of the double bond followed by esterifica
tion enables the stereoselective preparation of substituted piperidines. (C
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