Rhodium-Catalyzed Cyclization of O,ω-Unsaturated Alkoxyamines: Formation of Oxygen-Containing Heterocycles.

O,ω-Unsaturated N-tosyl alkoxyamines undergo unexpected RhIII -catalyzed intramolecular cyclization by oxyamination to produce oxygen-containing heterocycles. Mechanistic studies show that an aziridine intermediate seems to be responsible for the formation of the heterocycles, possibly via a RhV species.