Diels-Alder reactions and sigmatropic rearrangements are of paramount importance in synthesis. The tandem Diels-Alder/ sigmatropic rearrangement processes combining these two powerful methods is presented in this review. Both possible sequences of this tandem process are discussed and several successful examples of the synthesis of natural products using the combination of these two reactions as key step demonstrate the utility of these processes.
The new dienes 4a-d, 7 and 11 reacted in good yields with acyclic dienophiles like methyl acrylate and diethyl fumarate in the tandem process Diels-Alder reaction/Ireland-Claisen rearrangement. Analysis of the relative configuration of products 5, 6, 8-10 and 12 indicated that preference for the chair or boat transition state of the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement is strongly influenced by the relative configuration of the substituents of the cyclohexene ring.
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