title: Diastereoselective Diels-Alder reactions with an allenyl-containing spiro-amido chiral auxiliary.
abstract: A novel allenyl-containing 1,3-spiro-amido alcohol auxiliary has been prepared and used in a variety of diastereoselective Diels-Alder reactions providing exclusively endo adducts with diastereomeric ratios ranging from 2:1 to >99:1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4.
authors.forename: Jeff R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Julian P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chesterman
authors.forename: Masood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parvez
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Keay