“…Previous studies used nitroso compounds as dienophiles in (4 + 2)-cycloadditions 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , even in reactions with CHTs 41 . The (6 + 2)cycloaddition involving nitroso compounds remains elusive (up to 35% yield 42,43 , up to 49% ee 44 ), and no detailed mechanistic studies have been reported. In the reaction with benzyne species, the (4 + 2)cycloaddition proceeded selectively toward NCD as another valence isomeric form.…”