A simple entry towards novel bi- and tricyclic N-oxy-β-lactams by high pressure promoted tandem [4 + 2]/[3 + 2] cycloadditions of enol ethers and β-nitrostyrene

George J. T. Kuster, F. Kalmoua, Hans W. Scheeren, R. De Gelder

Chemical Communications · 1999 · 29 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

A high pressure promoted tandem [4 + 2]/[3 + 2] cycloaddition of β-nitrostyrene with a variety of enol ethers followed by a base catalysed rearrangement provided a novel class of di- and tricyclic N-oxy-β-lactam compounds.

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