Selective intramolecular [6+ 4] cycloadditions of aminodienylfulvenes

…, J Mareda, YN Gupta, KN Houk

Index: Wu, Tse-Chong; Mareda, Jiri; Gupta, Y. N.; Houk, K. N. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1983 , vol. 105, # 23 p. 6996 - 6997

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Abstract

We recently reported several intramolecular [6+ 41 cycloadditions involving fulvenes as the 6 a electron components and o-xylylenes as the 4a components.'We have now investigated similar reactions involving acyclic dienes as 4 a electron components and have found that predictable substituent effects transform a despicably unselective reaction into a delightfully specific [6+ 41 cycloaddition.