E. Ceulemans et al., A HIGHLY DIASTEREOSELECTIVE INTRAMOLECULAR HETERO-DIELS-ALDER APPROACH TOWARDS TETRACYCLIC PYRAZOLES, Synlett, (10), 1997, pp. 1155
A pyrazole aldehyde was used as a starting material for an intramolecu
lar hetero Diels-Alder reaction, affording tetracyclic pyrazoles with
high yield and diastereoselectivity. The isoxazolo fused cycloadduct f
ormed interesting spiro-adducts upon heating.