Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.34, 10342-10342, 2007
Construction of bridged and fused ring systems via intramolecular Michael reactions of vinylnitroso compounds
The first examples of intramolecular Michael-type reactions of in situ-formed vinylnitroso compounds with carbon nucleophiles are reported. This methodology has been used to prepare a variety of ring systems including [3.2.1]-, [2.2.2]-, and [2.2.1]-bridged carbobicyclic compounds, as well as a fused [5.5]-ring compound. Malonate anions have proven to be effective carbon nucleophiles in these conjugate addition reactions, and simple ester potassium enolates have also been successfully employed.