Highly diastereoselective hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of alkenyldihydrooxazoles as an approach to novel pyrimidine derivatives

Abstract

Chiral 2-alkenyldihydrooxazoles react with two equivalents of aryl and arylsulfonyl isocyanates to give chiral nonracemic dihydropyrimidone derivatives in high yield and with complete diastereocontrol.

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