[reaction: see text] Five-membered N-Boc acyliminium ions derived from L-pyroglutamic acid harboring 4-butenyl and 4-butynyl tethers undergo Lewis acid-mediated halo and tandem Friedel-Crafts carbocyclization within minutes at -78 degrees C to give stereodefined 6-substituted octahydroindole and hexahydroindole 2-carboxylic acid methyl esters, respectively. The cyclic vinyl bromides are excellent substrates for Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura, Heck, and Stille couplings. The method also provides access to enantiopure sp2- and sp3-arylated azabicyclics that are novel and versatile scaffolds for chemical diversification.
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