5-endo-dig Iodocyclisations of the homopropargylic sulfonamides 12a–c and 13 give excellent yields of the iododihydropyrroles 14a–d and thence the β-iodopyrroles 15a–d, following base-catalysed elimination of sulfinic acid.
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Knight et al. (1998) studied this question.