metalated with n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran at-80 “C and then reacted with 1-methyl-4- piperidone or 1-benzyl-3-pyrrolidone (method A) to give the alcohols 2 and 3 in good yield. The alcohols 2 and 3 were cyclized to the spiro compounds 4 and 5 through a base-induced nucleophilic displacement of fluoride with sodium hydride in a