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Cycloadditions of 2-Azaallyllithium Species with Conjugated Polyenes
journal contribution
posted on 2004-02-20, 00:00 authored by William H. Pearson, Douglas M. Mans, Jeff W. Kampf2-Azaallyllithium species [R1CH(−)NC(X)R2Li(+), where R1 and R2 are alkyl and X = OMe] were
generated by tin−lithium exchange of (2-azaallyl)stannanes and underwent [π4s+π2s] and
[π6s+π4s] cycloadditions with cyclic dienes and trienes, respectively, to generate novel bridged
azabicyclic compounds in a highly diastereoselective endo fashion. The periselectivity using
cycloheptatriene was modest, producing a 1:1 mixture of [π6s+π4s] and [π4s+π2s] adducts. The
reactions of 2-azaallyllithium species with dienes proceeded by a [π4s+π2s] pathway. The
cycloadducts derived from cyclic 2-azaallyllithium species possess the 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
(tropane) or 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring system and have been elaborated into cocaine-like
analogues.