ChemInform Abstract: Application of Episelenonium Ion Chemistry to Heterocyclic Ring Closure.
Abstract
The vinyl compounds (I) and (V) react with N-(phenylseleno)phthalimide (II) in the presence of SnCl4 via the episelenonium ion intermediates (III) or (VI) to yield the ring-closure products (IV) or (VII).
ChemInform Abstract
The vinyl compounds (I) and (V) react with N-(phenylseleno)phthalimide (II) in the presence of SnCl4 via the episelenonium ion intermediates (III) or (VI) to yield the ring-closure products (IV) or (VII). Further reactions in this series are given in the original paper. (Mechanism).