Cyano Diels− Alder and cyano ene reactions. Applications in a formal [2+ 2+ 2] cycloaddition strategy for the synthesis of pyridines

T Sakai, RL Danheiser

Index: Sakai, Takeo; Danheiser, Rick L. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010 , vol. 132, # 38 p. 13203 - 13205

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Abstract

Two metal-free, formal [2+ 2+ 2] cycloaddition strategies for the construction of polycyclic pyridine derivatives are described that proceed via pericyclic cascade mechanisms featuring the participation of unactivated cyano groups as enophile and dienophile cycloaddition partners.