“…generated from 4, n = 1 or 2, Scheme 1) have not been studied as precursors in the Truce-Smiles rearrangement, and because such compounds can be rendered enantiomerically pure, through auxiliary formation, aided by the associated restricted C-N bond rotation, [9][10][11] it was speculated that the scope of such OǞC aryl migrations could be further developed and extended, first to achiral amide substrates to determine their potential, followed by further advances to exploit them as precursors for new asymmetric reactions based on this rearrangement. generated from 4, n = 1 or 2, Scheme 1) have not been studied as precursors in the Truce-Smiles rearrangement, and because such compounds can be rendered enantiomerically pure, through auxiliary formation, aided by the associated restricted C-N bond rotation, [9][10][11] it was speculated that the scope of such OǞC aryl migrations could be further developed and extended, first to achiral amide substrates to determine their potential, followed by further advances to exploit them as precursors for new asymmetric reactions based on this rearrangement.…”