Catalytic iron-mediated ene carbocyclizations of trienes: Investigations into the stereoselective formation of some bicyclic lactams and amines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73714-2

Certain bicyclic ring systems (i.e., indolizidine and quinolizidine ring systems) are constructed in a stereoselective fashion using an iron-catalyzed carbocyclization. It is noteworthy that the reduced iron catalyst tolerates triene substrates containing