RT Journal Article T1 Stereoselective Synthesis of Hydrindane and Hydroazulene Derivatives by Transannular Cyclization of Nine- and Ten-Membered Carbocycles A1 Martínez García, Lucas A1 Prado, Gustavo A1 Goñez, Karen V. A1 Paleo Pillado, María Rita A1 Sardina López, Francisco Javier K1 Cyclization K1 Layers K1 Mixtures K1 Organic compounds K1 Solutions AB Treatment of cis-fused bicyclic diene dicarboxylates with Li/naphthalene triggers a tandem ring-opening and transannular cyclization process that stereoselectively yields hydroazulenes and hydrindanes derivatives. Cyclononadienyl diesters, which can be isolated after the ring-opening step by judicious choice of the reaction conditions, undergo a tandem conjugate addition/intramolecular Michael addition upon treatment with chiral lithium amides to give bicyclic β-amino esters in a process where 4 contiguous stereocenters are formed with high diastereocontrol. A concise route toward the highly enantioenriched AEF ring core of the aconitine-type alkaloids has been developed as an application of this methodology. The starting cis-fused bicyclic dicarboxylates are easily prepared in one step by reductive alkylation of diisopropyl phthalate (Na/THF, followed by the appropriate bis-electrophiles). PB The American Chemical Society SN 0022-3263 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32285 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32285 LA eng NO Martínez-García, L., Prado, G. Góñez, K. V., Paleo, M.R., Sardina, F. J.(2021). Stereoselective Synthesis of Hydrindane and Hydroazulene Derivatives by Transannular Cyclization of Nine and Ten Membered Carbocycles. "Journal of Organic Chemistry", vol. 86, n. 19, 13684–13692 NO This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in The Journal of Organic Chemistry, copyright © 2021 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.1c01751. NO Financial support from Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (CTQ2017-84354-P), Xunta de Galicia (ED431C 2018/16 and Centro Singular de Investigación de Galicia accreditation 2019-2022, ED431G2019/03), and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is gratefully acknowledged. DS Minerva RD 29 abr 2026