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A sequence of chemoselective activation of
N-acylaminoacids, m&
uuml;nchnone generation, intramolecular1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, and ring opening efficiently generated functionalized polycyclic structures suchas cyclopenta[
b]pyrroles or zwitterionic
bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane or
bicyclo[3.3.0]octanes in one operationis given. These zwitterionic species were isolated for the first time and were su
bsequently reduced to
bicyclic aminoalcohols. The effect of the su
bstitution of
both the dipolarophile and the m&
uuml;nchnone onthe intramolecular cycloaddition outcome was examined. It was found that either nonactivated or electron-poor alkenes can react with the m&
uuml;nchnone if these alkenes are tethered at position 4 on the m&
uuml;nchnone(
2, R
2 = alkene tether), whereas only an electron-poor alkene at position 2 (
2, R
3 = alkene tether) couldundergo successful cycloaddition. Also, m&
uuml;nchnones su
bstituted at position 2 with a phenyl (
2, R
3 = Ph)showed a dramatic increase in reactivity, whereas a phenyl at position 4 (
2, R
2 = Ph) had a very limitedeffect.