Diels-Alder reaction between deactivated dienes and electron-poor dienophiles on solid support

ORGN 596

Alexandros Kiriazis, kiriazis@mappi.helsinki.fi, Tuomo Leikoski, Ilpo Mutikainen, and Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma. Viikki Drug Discovery Technology Center, University of Helsinki, 00014-Fin, Finland
The Diels-Alder reaction, a concerted [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of a conjugated diene with a dienophile, provides numerous pathways for the construction of substituted six-membered rings with a high degree of regioselectivity, diastereoselectivity, and enantioselectivity. In view of its utility, the Diels-Alder reaction has been seen as a major focus for the development of new solid-phase synthesis methods. As a part of our continuing studies of solid-supported pericyclic reactions for preparing pharmacologically active heterocyclic compounds, we embarked on the solid-phase synthesis of hexahydro-1,3-dioxoisoindolines. The main objective of this study was to develop a facile synthetic methodology whereby the [4+2] cycloaddition reaction between deactivated dienes and electron-poor dienophiles could be executed by solid-phase chemistry.