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We were not able to locate a transition structure of synchronous
formation of both bonds (C-C and C-N) of the product (3aa). The
mechanism proceeds stepwise with C-C bond formation as the first step
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TS-1), leading to an intermediate (IN-1), which subsequently forms
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the second C-N bond with a very low barrier. Thus, the first step is
determining the rate and the stereochemical outcome of the process.
The preferred orientation of the two reactants in the pre-reactive
complex CP-1 and for TS-1 is exo (see Figure 9), in accordance with
the observed diastereoselectivity of the reaction. Moreover, the absolute
stereochemistry obtained in the calculations agreed with the
stereochemistry observed in the experiment. In the exo reaction, we
could not identify a tetrahedral intermediate IN-2 as for endo, the
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Electronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: Detailed
experimental procedures, and spectral data for all compounds, including
scanned images of 1H and 13C NMR spectra. CCDC reference number
1019046 for 3aa. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other
electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/b000000x/
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Acknowledgement
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We thank the University of Münster and the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) within the SFB 858 (project Z1) for
supporting our research. We also thank Ulrich Schreiber for the
preparation of some cycloadducts.
configuration at the acetal stereocenter could not be unambiguously
assigned. The relative configuration of the other two stereocenters
could be assigned as trans by oxidation of
4 to 3aa. The structure of
3aa was assigned by X-ray analysis, see below.
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