Effect of ring size in cyclic phosphonates upon their reaction with nitrones
Abstract
Reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-Δ1-pyrroline N-oxide (2) with 2-cyanomethyl-4,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan (1b) gives exo-6-cyano-2,2-dimethyl-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (3), but reaction of (2) with 2-cyanomethyl-5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan (1c) gives 5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethylenepyrrolidine (4).