Methyl diazoacetate regioselectively adds to N-substituted imides of itaconic acid to afford 2-pyrazolines, methyl 7-aryl-6,8-dioxo-1,2,7-triazaspiro[4.4]non-2-ene-3-carboxylates that in reaction with halogens (Cl-2, Br-2) yield methyl 5-aryl-1-halo-4,6-dioxo-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-1-carboxylates as a mixture of syn- and anti$(2$)-isomers.
Methyl diazoacetate regioselectively adds to N-substituted imides of itaconic acid to afford 2-pyrazolines, methyl 7-aryl-6,8-dioxo-1,2,7-triazaspiro[4.4]non-2-ene-3-carboxylates that in reaction with halogens (Cl-2, Br-2) yield methyl 5-aryl-1-halo-4,6-dioxo-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-1-carboxylates as a mixture of syn- and anti$(2$)-isomers.
Substituted methyl 2,3,7-triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-3-ene-4-carboxylates and 1,2,7-triazaspiro[4.4]-non-2-ene-3-carboxylates react with N-iodosuccinimide (or the system iodine-silver trifluoroacetate) to give, respectively, methyl 6-iodo-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxylates or methyl 1-iodo-4,6-dioxo-5-azaspiro-[2.4]heptane-1-carboxylates as mixtures of exo and endo isomers.