Asymmetric Cycloaddition of N-Metalated Azomethine Ylides with the Optically Active α,β-Unsaturated Esters Derived from α-Amino Acids

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Abstract
α,β-Unsaturated esters bearing a chiral oxazolidine or perhydropyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazole auxiliary at the β-position have been prepared and applied to the cycloadditions with N-metalated azomethine ylides derived from α-(benzylideneamino) esters. These reactions are found to proceed with an exclusively high diastereofacial selectivity to give 2,4-pyrrolidinedicarboxylates with four consecutive chiral centers after the removal of chiral auxiliary. Detailed stereochemistry in the transition state is discussed.