A highly efficient organocatalytic sequential reaction involving Michael addition of bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene, in situ condensation and intramolecular nitrone [3+2] cycloaddition with a variety of aldehydes and hydroxyamines to afford a single diastereomer of indanes with four stereogenic centers in excellent yields and stereoselectivities was developed.

The nitrone-based free radical traps have significant potential in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases as well as in the prolongation of life span. The mass action free radical trapping activity of these compounds is the property, which first brought them to the attention of the scientific community. Nevertheless extensive research has demonstrated that these reactions are not responsib...

The accurate and sensitive detection of biological free radicals in a reliable manner is required to define the mechanistic roles of such species in biochemistry, medicine and toxicology. Most of the techniques currently available are either not appropriate to detect free radicals in cells and tissues due to sensitivity limitations (electron spin resonance, ESR) or subject to artifacts that mak...

Z. Naturforsch. 61b, 431 – 436 (2006); received January 17, 2006 The 3,4-substituted 2-oxo-piperazines 5 – 9 are obtained by [3+2] cycloaddition from nitrone 1 and a variety of alkenes. Subsequent functionalization of the bicyclic adducts involves reductive N-O bond cleavage. A route towards libraries of immobilized 1,3-aminoalcohols with a 3,4-substituted 2-oxo-piperazine scaffold is briefly d...

[structure: see text] The total synthesis of the putative structure of the Stemona alkaloid stemonidine has been completed. The key transformations include a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a chiral nitrone derived from (S)-prolinol and a spirolactonization process involving the generation of the critical stereocenter. The NMR data of the synthetic material do not match those reported for the natu...

A series of carbapenems containing novel C-2 semisaturated heterocyclic substituents were synthesised by 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition reactions of nitrile oxides, nitrile imines and a nitrone to 2-vinylcarbapenem. The isoxazoline and isoxazolidine compounds showed potent antibacterial activity but moderate stability to human dehydropeptidase 1 (DHP-1). Stability to DHP-1 was improved by methyl sub...