J. Barluenga et al., SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF 2H-1,3-OXAZINES AND THEIR STEREOSELECTIVE TRANSFORMATION INTO 1,3-AMINOALCOHOLS AND AZETIDINES, Tetrahedron, 52(9), 1996, pp. 3095-3106
4-Amino-1-azadienes 1 undergo cyclization at 20-50 degrees C with este
rs of glyoxylic acid giving rise to 2H-1.3-oxazines 3. These compounds
are reduced with NaBH3CN / AcOH affording stereoselectively syn, syn-
1.3-aminoalcohols 4, which are further O-mesylated and cyclized to yie
ld azetidines 7 with a cis, trans stereochemistry.