Abstract
A highly diastereoselective approach to N‐protected cis‐(4S,5S)‐4‐hydroxy‐5‐phenyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone is reported. The key step is a boron trifluoride etherate–promoted chemoselective intramolecular Si→C phenyl group migration.
Acknowledgment
The authors are grateful to the Natural Science Foundation (NSF) of China (20272048; 203900505) and the Ministry of Education (Key Project 104201) for financial support.