Phenyl stabilised chiral sulfur ylides react with five-membered-ring hemiaminals to give functionalised pyrrolidines directly with high enantioselectivity. The reaction can be diverted to give piperidines instead by isolation of the intermediate epoxide and treatment with TMSOTf.
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