Dual Activation of Unsaturated Amides with Schwartz's Reagent: A Diastereoselective Access to Cyclopentanols and N,O‐Dimethylcyclopentylhydroxylamines.
The concomitant generation of a nucleophilic and an electrophilic site from unsaturated Weinreb amide by using Cp2Zr(H)Cl) as the unique reagent was developed to promote a cyclisation reaction. The access to trans-2-substituted cyclopentanols or cyclopentylhydroxylamines can be selectively driven by a judicious choice of the cyclisationpromotor. An access to cis-3-substituted is also described.