Moj. Charmier et al., 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of nitrones with unsaturated methylsulfones and substituted crotonic esters, J CHEM R-S, (9), 1999, pp. 566-567
The cycloaddition reaction of nitrones to unsaturated methylsulfones and su
bstituted crotonic esters gives a sole product or a mixture of tri- or tetr
a-substituted isoxazolidines, such that with disubstituted dipolarophiles t
he regiochemistry is dependent upon the nitrone and the vicinal electron-wi
thdrawing group (CN or CO2Me) but with trisubstituted olefins, regiospecifi
c cycloadditions are observed.