[4 + 2] cycloadditions of iminoacetonitriles : synthesis of highly substituted tetrahydropyridines and indolizidine alkaloids

Iminoacetonitriles participate as activated imino dienophiles in intermolecular and intramolecular aza Diels-Alder reactions affording tetrahydropyridines and indolizidines. The [alpha]-amino nitrile cycloadducts are versatile synthetic intermediates that participate in a variety of stereoselective transformations to further elaborate the six-membered ring. This thesis describes the scope of the intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition of N-benzyliminoacetonitrile with unactivated and activated dienes, as well as, the synthetic elaboration of the cycloadducts. This thesis also describes the worked performed to complete the total syntheses of indolizidines (-)- 235B', (-)-235B", and (+)-235B" using the aza Diels-Alder reaction of an iminoacetonitrile as the key step.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Tumidajski, Stephanie

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rick L. Danheiser.

• Chemistry.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84378

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