Fpjt. Rutjes et al., SYNTHESIS OF BRIDGED BICYCLIC HYDRAZINES VIA ENDOCYCLIC N-ACYLHYDRAZONIUM INTERMEDIATES - A NOVEL ROUTE TO THE 1-AZATROPANE SKELETON, Tetrahedron, 49(44), 1993, pp. 10027-10048
Bicyclic molecules with the 1,7-diaza-6,6-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan
e and 1,8-diaza-7,7-dimethyl-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane (1-aza-7,7-dimethylt
ropane) skeleton are shown to be efficiently synthesized via cyclizati
on reactions of endocyclic N-acylhydrazonium intermediates. By using a
protected beta-ketoester as the internal nucleophile, azacocaine anal
ogues are also accessible via this methodology.