Diels-Alder reaction of α-substituted acrylates and α-(methylene)lactones: Conformation of dienophiles and endo/exo selectivity

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)85696-9

Diels-Alder reaction of 1,6-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-2,4-hexadiene with α-substituted acrylates and 5 to 7- and 9 to 11-membered α-(methylene)lactones has been carried out to examine correlation of dienophile structure with endo/exo selectivity. While the c