Several N-arylsulfonylglycine esters have been brominated under photolytic conditions to provide the corresponding α-bromoglycine. These bromo esters can be treated with a range of bases to generate N-sulfonyl imino esters in situ; attempts to isolate the imines in a pure state were universally unsuccessful. Once generated, the imines can be trapped with cyclopentadiene to provide the corresponding aza Diels–Alder adducts in varying yields, ...
