A new access to cyclopentenes was developed via a formal (4+1) annulation reaction between electron poor 1,3-dienes and sulfonium ylides. Moreover, the use of chiral sulfonium ylides allows accessing cyclopentenes with excellent enantiomeric excesses. Finally, different derivatization reactions were done with success on one cyclopentene, leading to a variety of functionalized compounds.
Rousseau, O., Delaunay, T., & Robiette, R. (2014). On The Road to the (4+1) Annulation Reaction between 1,3-Diene and Sulfonium Ylide. 14th Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium (BOSS|XIV), Louvain-la-Neuve. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/197393