Borylative Cyclization of 1,6-Allenynes Driven by BCl3

Org Lett. 2021 Oct 15;23(20):8050-8055. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03062. Epub 2021 Oct 6.

Abstract

A metal-free intramolecular borylative cyclization of 1,6-allenynes driven by BCl3 was developed. This method provides a general and practical strategy to construct valuable pyrrolidines containing all-carbon quaternary centers or 3,5-dihydroazepine derivatives depending on the substituents of the allene, with conjugative and sterically hindered phenyl groups favoring the latter.