SHORTPAPER	Synthesis 2006: 2646-2648   DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-942501
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Benzyl Pyrrolidines
Pabbaraja Srihari*, Srinivasa Rao Yaragorla, Debjit Basu, Srivari Chandrasekhar
Organic Division I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India Fax: +91(40)27160512; e-Mail: srihari@iict.res.in;
Received 6 April 2006

Abstract

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of in situ generated azometh­ine ylides to electron deficient olefins catalyzed tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane is described.

Key words

cycloaddition - dipole - pyrrolidine - azomethine ylide - heterocycles