The potential of di-(-)-isobornyl diazenedicarboxylate (2) to act as a
chiral azo-enophile in asymmetric ene reactions was investigated. Azo
-enophile (2) was treated with trans-hex-3-ene and cyclohexene in the
presence of tin(Iv) chloride affording the ene adducts (4) and (5) res
pectively; however, no diastereoselectivity was observed. The synthesi
s of the novel chiral diazanedicarboxylates (12), (17) and (19) and th
e unsuccessful attempts to transform them into the chiral azo-enophile
s (11), (16) and (19) bearing chiral oxazolidinone, diacetone-D-glucos
e and pantolactone chiral auxiliaries are also described.