A new chiral olefin 4 was synthesized starting from L-aspartic acid. T
he structures of the intermediate oxazolidinones 6 and 7 were proven b
y X-ray analysis to be diastereomers. it was shown that 4 is unreactiv
e in Diels-Alder reactions with cyclopentadiene and 1,3-diphenylisoben
zofuran because of its steric overloading (M.M. calculations) rather t
han by electronic effects (FMO by AM1 calculations).