Tin-lithium exchange allows the formation of alpha-amino-organolithium species that undergo anionic cyclization onto allylic ethers to give 3-alkenylpyrrolidines. The methodology has been applied to the synthesis of an advanced intermediate related to the natural product (-)-alpha-kainic acid.
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