Gold‐Catalyzed One‐Step Construction of 2,3‐Dihydro‐1 <i>H</i> ‐Pyrrolizines with an Electron‐Withdrawing group in the 5‐position: A Formal Synthesis of 7‐Methoxymitosene

Abstract

What a ring formation! Bicyclic dihydropyrrolizines with an electron-withdrawing group (EWG) at the 5-position are formed in one step from linear azidoenynes under gold catalysis. This novel route involves the use of azide as a nitrene precursor, electronically-controlled regioselectivity, and the generation of destabilized 1-azapentadienium ions and their pericyclic reactions. This method was used for a formal synthesis of 7-methoxymitosene (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.