Metal enolates and enamides bearing difluoroallylic moieties underwent nucleophilic
5-endo-trig cyclization, a process considered to be disfavored according to Baldwin’s rules.
Whereas no C-cyclization was observed in these reactions, O- and N-cyclization proceeded
exclusively to afford 5-fluorinated 2-alkylidene-2,3-dihydrofurans and -2,3-dihydropyrroles,
respectively.
Key words
cyclizations - fluorine - heterocycles - furans - pyrroles - ring closure