α,β-Unsaturated oxazolines derived from (+)-camphor become powerful dienophiles in asymmetricDiels-Alder reaction after activation with trifluoroacetic anhydride.
Platinum-catalyzed intramolecular vinylthiolation and -selenation of internal alkynes with vinylchalcogenides 1 having a carbamoyl group on cis-beta-position of vinyl moiety was developed. The conjugated six-membered lactam framework 2 was constructed in 1 high yields. Density functional theory calculations for alkyne insertion processes suggest seven-membered platinacycle 3 is a kinetically favored intermediate of this catalytic system.