Synthesis of the sedum and related alkaloids: A personal perspective

Lewis-Acid-Catalyzed Reductive Hydroalkoxylation of Propargylic N-Hydroxylamines Gives Stereoselective Access to Isoxazolidines

Lewis-acid-catalyzed 5-endo-dig reductive hydroalkoxylation cascade on propargylic N-hydroxylamine gave expedient, stereoselective access to isoxazolidine derivatives. The developed method provides a new approach toward the synthesis of isoxazolidine, a biologically privileged scaffold. The synthetic potential of the developed methodology was demonstrated by synthesizing 1,3-aminoalcohol, 4-aminotetrahydropyran, and sedamine natural products.

Electrocyclic Ring-Opening of 6,6-Dichlorobicyclo[3.1.0]-hexanes and Trapping of the Resulting π-Allyl Cations by C-1 Tethered Hydroxyamine Derivatives: Formation of 2-Oxa-1-azaspiro[4.5]decan-3-ones

The C-1 substituted 6,6-dichlorobicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes 1a–c have been prepared and shown to undergo electrocyclic ring-opening to give the corresponding π-allyl cations 2 that cyclise to afford the spirocyclic products 3b–d, each of which has been subjected to single-crystal X-ray analysis.