M. Tanaka et al., Regio- and diastereoselective cycloaddition of N-methyl nitrones derived from 3-(allylamino)propionaldehydes, HETEROCYCLE, 55(2), 2001, pp. 223-226
Regio- and stereochemistry of intramolecular cycloaddition of N-methyl nitr
ones derived from 3-(allylamino)propionaldehydes was discussed; the methyl
substituent at the 3-position in the nitrones (11) provided a highly contro
lled course of the cycloaddition to give predominantly syn-cis-fused adduct
s (12), while the reaction of the corresponding 2-methyl nitrone (7a) gave
syn-cis- and anti-cis-fused (8a) and syn- and anti-bridged adducts (9a).