title: Silylmethyl-substituted cyclopropyl and other strained ring systems: cycloaddition with dipolarophiles.
abstract: Small ring compounds represent a class of versatile building blocks in organic synthesis. Three- and four-membered ring carbo- and heterocycles are regarded as unique functional groups. Lewis acid-assisted cycloaddition of cyclopropanes, aziridines and azetidines substituted by vicinal electron-donor and electron-acceptor groups takes place in a regio- and stereocontrolled fashion. Trialkylsilylmethyl is an interesting donor substituent. In this feature article, we provide an overview of the cycloaddition of different dipolarophiles to silylmethyl-substituted small ring compounds and discuss their possible applications in synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Veejendra K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Yadav