Chiral 2-alkenyloxazolines and 2-alkenylthiazolines react with isocyanates
and ketenes to give formal hetero-Diels-Alder adducts with complete diaster
eocontrol. In each case an electron-rich double bond in the adduct is prone
to a second addition of the heterocumulene. In the case of the oxazoline a
dducts the second addition is faster than the first, while with thiazolines
the second addition is slower so that a different heterocumulene can be in
corporated.