Although they are common intermediates, the application of aliphatic tertiary aminium radical cations to organic synthesis has so far been
restricted to α-deprotonation and related reactions. We report the very convenient oxidative generation and facile 5-exo cyclization of tertiary
amimium radical cations to distonic 2-substituted pyrrolidinium radical cations. These can be further oxidized to 1,3-dications and trapped by
nucleophiles as water, alcohols, or chloride ion. Preliminary mechanistic issues and implications will be presented.
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