1,4-Dipolar cycloadditions as trapping reactions for zwitterionic intermediates of 2 + 2 cycloadditions
Abstract
The zwitterionic intermediate in the 2 + 2 cycloaddition of tetracyanoethylene to ethyl vinyl ether behaves as a 1,4-dipole and can be intercepted by cyclo-additions to heteromultiple bonds producing six-membered heterocycles.