Cyclic 2-amidofuranones were obtained from the Rh (II)-catalyzed reaction of alpha- diazoketo substituted pyrrolidine derivatives. These compounds are derived by a [1, 4]- hydrogen transfer from an initially formed carbonyl ylide dipole. Acylation of the amido- substituted furanone with pivalyl chloride provided a fused amidofuran, which underwent bimolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition with N-phenylmaleimide. The Rh (II)-catalyzed ...