One-pot synthesis of chiral bicyclo[3.3.0]octatrienes using diphenylprolinol silyl ether-mediated ene-type reaction

Chiral bicyclo[3.3.0]octatrienes with excellent enantioselectivity were synthesized from the simple starting materials of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde and cyclopentadiene via one-pot operation, which consisted of a diphenylprolinol silyl ether-mediated ene-type reaction, intramolecular addition reaction of cyclopentadiene moiety with aldehyde and dehydration reaction. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.