Intermolecular alkylation of the aziridinyl oxazole 20 using PhSO2CH2CH2OTf is possible despite the presence of potentially nucleophilic aziridine nitrogen. The resulting oxazolium salt 22 reacts with BnNMe3 (+) CN (-) to produce the azomethine ylide 24b via electrocyclic ring opening of an oxazoline 23b. Internal cycloaddition affords 26 in 66% yield. After saponification and base-induced cleavage of the N-phenylsulfonylethyl group, ...