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In the reactions of nitrone 1 with several methylene-gamma-butyrolacto
nes 2-5 we have isolated and identified in all the cases the correspon
ding [3+2] cycloadducts. In all the adducts the oxygen atom of the dip
ole has linked to the more substituted carbon atom of the exocyclic do
uble bond of the lactone. For lactone 5 the exocyclic double bond has
shown higher reactivity than the endocyclic. Herein three new heterocy
clic skeletons are reported. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.