[6 + 3] Annulations of Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates and dicyanoheptafulvene

Org Biomol Chem. 2021 Nov 25;19(45):9867-9871. doi: 10.1039/d1ob00854d.

Abstract

A [6 + 3] annulation reaction of Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates and dicyanoheptafulvene is accomplished by employing commercially available triphenylphosphine as the Lewis base catalyst. A spectrum of densely functionalized bicyclo[4.3.1]decane architectures are efficiently constructed with exclusive diastereoselectivity and good yield (up to 95%).