Stereoselectivity of Cycloaddition of N-(Cyanomethyl)- and N-(α-Cyanobenzyl)imines with Olefinic Dipolarophiles. Synthetic Equivalents of Nitrile Ylide 1,3-Dipoles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.59.1809

N-(Cyanomethyl)- and N-(α-cyanobenzyl)imines derived from a variety of aldehydes and ketones can tautomerize into N-protonated azomethine ylides which undergo cycloadditions with olefinic dipolarophiles.These cycloadditions are often accompanied by the el