Synthesis of ene-1,1-diamines and pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazolediones by 4,5-dihydroimidazole N-oxide cycloaddition and isoxazoline ring opening
Abstract
Dihydroimidazole N-oxides 1 undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with alkyne dipolarophiles and the cycloadducts suffer isoxazoline N–O bond cleavage to afford ene-1,1-diamines, with subsequent cyclisation to pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole-5,6-diones if possible.