Mn(III)-Induced molecular oxygen trapping reaction of alkenes with 2,3-pyrrolidinedione derivatives. A novel entry to 1-hydroxy-8-aza-2,3-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-9-ones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00166-4

Molecular oxygen trapping reaction of alkenes with 2,3-pyrrolidinedione derivatives was developed using a Mn(III)-induced oxidation system. Alkenes and 2,3-pyrrolidinediones were treated with manganese(III) acetate in acetic acid under a stream of dry air, giving 1-hydroxy-8-aza-2,3-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-9-ones in good yields, The reaction involved molecular oxygen trapping of radicals which were formed by the addition of pyrrolidinedione radicals induced by Mn(III) to alkenes.