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Sacrifice for the team: A one-pot method achieves remote functionalization at the α-position of an amine moiety through the sacrificial reduction of a neighboring group. The process takes advantage of an intramolecular redox reaction, thereby avoiding the need for any external oxidants. This method was applied to a concise five-step total synthesis of indolizidine 167B.
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