X-ray-analysis of Pyrrolizidines Synthesized By Diastereoselective Alpha-cyclization of Captodative Or Push-pull Enamines With Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate
The title reactions lead to unique diastereoisomers of pyrrolizidines 1a [dimethyl 2,3-dehydro-1-methyl-3-cyanopyrrolizidine-1,2-dicarboxylate] or 1b [dimethyl 2,3-dehydro-1-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)1-3-phenyl-pyrrolizidine-1,2-dicarboxylate] with relative stereochemistry (1a: trans; 1b: cis) established by X-ray diffraction analysis. The heterocycle adopts a different conformation in 1a and 1b.