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[4 + 2]-Annulations of aminocyclobutanes
Daniele Perrotta1, Sophie Racine, Jeremy Vuilleumier
1Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , EPFL SB ISIC LCSO, BCH 4306, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The first [4 + 2]-annulation between aminocyclobutanes and aldehydes to access tetrahydropyranyl amines is reported. With phthalimido cyclobutane dicarboxylates and aromatic aldehydes, tetrahydropyrans were obtained in 53-92% yield and 3:1-17:1 dr using scandium triflate or iron trichloride as catalyst. The use of thymine- or fluorouracil-substituted cyclobutanes gave direct access to six-membered ring nucleoside analogues. Finally, the [4 + 2]-annulation between aminocyclobutanes and enol ethers led to the corresponding cyclohexylamines.
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