作者:Fraser F. Fleming、Zahid Hussain、Douglas Weaver、Richard E. Norman
DOI:10.1021/jo9619894
日期:1997.3.1
Dithiane anions undergo intramolecular conjugate additions with alpha,beta-unsaturated nitriles when a dithiane anion is tethered to N-1 of the 3-cyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine nucleus. 3-Cyano-1-[2-(1,3-dithianyl-2-yl)ethyl]-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine (1a) and the one-carbon homologue 1b cyclize in the presence of 12-crown-4 to generate indolizidine 3 and quinolizidine 9, in which the nitrile group exhibits a strong, thermodynamic preference for the axial orientation. Oxidation of Ib provides dithiane S-oxide 10 that undergoes a highly stereoselective conjugate addition to provide crystalline quinolizidine 13. The X-ray structure of 13 is reported and corroborates our ''peg-in-a-pocket'' principle for stereoselective conjugate additions with alpha,beta-unsaturated nitriles.