title: Hetero [4 + 2] cycloadditions of (trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes. Synthesis of alpha,beta-unsaturated delta-valerolactones and -lactams.
abstract: [formula: see text] Hetero Diels-Alder reactions of (trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes (TAS-vinylketenes) with carbonyl and imino dienophiles are described. TAS-vinylketenes participate as electron-rich dienes in [4 + 2] cycloadditions with diethyl ketomalonate to afford alpha,beta-unsaturated delta-valerolactones in good yield. Nonenolizable N-alkyl- and N-(trimethylsilyl)imines combine with TAS-vinylketenes to furnish alpha,beta-unsaturated delta-valerolactams. In contrast to most Diels-Alder reactions involving unactivated imines, these cycloadditions do not require promotion by Lewis acids and in general proceed with a high degree of stereoselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Danheiser
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011728:Pyridones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011753:Pyrones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D007659:Ketones; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D011728:Pyridones; D011753:Pyrones