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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 7.
Published in final edited form as: European J Org Chem. 2017 Dec 28;2018(9):1075–1096. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201701579

Scheme 53.

Scheme 53

Addition of a Lewis acid to the reaction mixture helped enhance α selectivity. Reagents and conditions: a) Ph2SO, Tf2O, CH2Cl2, − 72 °C; b) BF3.OEt2 (0.2 eq).