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(5R)-3-Methyl-5-phenyl-5H,7H-thiazolo[3,4-c]oxazol-4-ium-1-olate was genera
ted in the presence of a range of dipolarophiles. The intermolecular 1,3-di
polar cycloaddition of this mesoionic species led to the synthesis of chira
l 1H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]thiazole derivatives 7a, 7b, 8, 14, 18, 19 and 20. In th
e reaction with methyl and ethyl vinyl ketone, spiro compounds 9 and 15 wer
e also obtained. The structure of compound 15 was determined by X-ray cryst
allography. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.