Scheme 1. Backgrounda nd proposal. Nu = nucleophile, Tf = trifluoromethanesulfonyl, TMS = trimethylsilyl.Scheme 3. Substrate scope. [a] Conditions A: slow addition of asolution of 1a (0.6 mmol) in PhCl (10 mL) to asuspension of 5 (0.3 mmol), Cs 2 CO 3 (1.8 mmol), and 18-crown-6 (0.6 mmol) in PhCl (20 mL) at 130 8 8Cover 1h.[b] Yields of isolated products. [c] Conditions B: slow addition of asolution of 1k (0.6 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) to asuspension of 5 (0.3 mmol), Cs 2 CO 3 (1.8 mmol), and 18-crown-6 (0.6 mmol) in toluene (20 mL) at 100 8 8Cover 1h.[ d] 38 %of6n with (1.5:1 d.r.) was obtained using conditions A. Angewandte Chemie Communications