A norbornadiene–cyclobutadiene cycloaddition cascade: novel intramolecular σ2+π2 trapping of a cyclobutane ring
Abstract
Norbornadiene and 1,2-bismethoxycarbonylcyclobutadiene furnish a novel heptacyclic system 3(whose X-ray crystal structure has been determined)and an annulated pterodactylane derivative 4 in a single step.