A Novel Entry to the Bicyclo [4.2. 2] decatriene and Tetraene Systems: The Unexpected 1, 4-Cycloaddition of 2-(Methylthio) acrylonitrile to Cyclooctatetraene

JL Boucher, I De Riggi, L Stella

Index: Boucher, Jean-Luc; Stella, Lucien Tetrahedron, 1988 , vol. 44, # 12 p. 3595 - 3606

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Abstract

Various cycloaddition reactions of captodative olefins to dienes have been reported, 2 and the so-formed adducts have been used in a number of useful transformations. 3 The structure of the Diels-Alder adducts have shed light on the respective role of steric and