Summary: Alkylation of the lithium enolates derived from w-alkoxy lactams la-c with unsaturated iodides 4 affords 5 in high yields (Table I). Those alkylation products 5, which contain an allyl-or propargylsilane moiety, undergo cyclization on acid treatment to furnish a variety of bicyclic nitrogen compounds, one of which has been further transformed into a r- amino acid.