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O-t-Butyldimethylsilyl enol ethers deriving from simple cyclic ketones
acted as efficient dienophiles in the Lewis acid-catalyzed heterocycl
oadditions with methyl benzylidenepyruvate 1. Good selectivities were
observed with cyclohexanone derivatives. Using Eu(fod)(3), the dienoph
ile 2b led to the expected endo adduct 3b (93-97%). When using SnCl4,
the major product (89-95%) was found to be the ''abnormal'' adduct 5b
with a trans ring junction. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd
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