A new synthetic approach for the regiospecific alkylation of the 6-pos
ition of the tropane ring system has been developed, Alkylation, desul
fonylation and deprotection of tropanes 5 and 12 furnished a series of
6-endo-alkyltropan-2-one derivatives 8a-e, 15a-e and 16a-e (R = Me, E
t, n-Pr, n-Bu, Bn) stereoselectively in good yields. The 6-endo isomer
s 15a-e and 6-exo isomers 16a-e were easily obtained as pure diastereo
isomers.