Intramolecular Imino-ene Reaction of 2H-azirines with Alkenes: Rapid Construction of Spiro NH Aziridines from Vinyl Azides
- 16 May 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 20 (11) , 3156-3160
Abstract
A range of novel (poly)cyclic alkaloids incorporating an unprecedented 1,5-diazaspiro[2.4]heptane core that carry a spiro NH aziridine moiety and a 7-vinyl group are constructed from the thermal reaction of vinyl azides with tethered alkenes. Vinyl azides are converted to 2H-azirines in situ, which serve as enophiles for intramolecular imino-ene reactions with suitable alkenes. High stereoselectivity and specificity have been achieved for this novel intramolecular imino-ene reaction of azirines.Keywords
Funding Information
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21402014, 21672027)
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