halocyclopentenes with several chiral centers has been developed. In the first step, a
multicomponent alkynyl halo‐Prins reaction joins an enyne, a carbonyl derivative, and either
a chloride, bromide, or iodide to produce a cyclic ether intermediate. In the subsequent step,
the intermediate is ionized to generate a halopentadienyl cation, which undergoes an
interrupted halo‐Nazarov cyclization. The products contain three new contiguous …