H. Kotsuki et al., HIGH-PRESSURE ORGANIC-CHEMISTRY .17. DIELS-ALDER REACTION OF METHYL PALUSTRATE WITH MALEIC-ANHYDRIDE AND N-PHENYLMALEIMIDE, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (22), 1993, pp. 2773-2776
Diels-Alder reactions of methyl palustrate with a variety of dienophil
es have been investigated under high pressure conditions. Thus, on rea
ction with maleic anhydride the adducts 5 (19%) and 6 (8%) are produce
d and with N-phenylmaleimide compound 7 (68%) is obtained. The structu
res and relative stereochemistry of these unprecedented adducts, 5 and
7, are established on the basis of spectral analysis (mainly 2D NMR)
and X-ray diffraction.