1-Azadienes as regio- and chemoselective dienophiles in aminocatalytic asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction

Org Lett. 2013 Dec 20;15(24):6206-9. doi: 10.1021/ol4030474. Epub 2013 Nov 11.

Abstract

Electron-deficient 1-aza-1,3-butadienes containing a 1,2-benzoisothiazole-1,1-dioxide or 1,2,3-benzoxathiazine-2,2-dioxide motif act as regio- and chemoselective dienophiles in normal-electron-demand Diels-Alder reactions with HOMO-raised trienamines, rather than typical 4π-participation in inverse-electron-demand versions. The enantioenriched cycloadducts could be efficiently converted to spiro or fused frameworks with high structural and stereogenic complexity by a sequential aza-benzoin reaction or other transformations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkadienes / chemistry*
  • Amines / chemistry*
  • Aza Compounds / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Cyclization
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spiro Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alkadienes
  • Amines
  • Aza Compounds
  • Spiro Compounds