Reaction conditions determine the stereoselection in the intramolecular keto-ene reaction. The thermolysis of chiral 2-acyl-3-allyl-substituted 1,3-perhydrobenzoxazines derived from (-)-8-aminomenthol gives a mixture of only two cis-3-hydroxy-3,4-disubstituted pyrrolidine nuclei. The stereochemistry of the major diastereoisomer depends on both the temperature and the reaction time.

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Chiral 3-acryloyl-2-vinyl-substituted 1,3-perhydrobenzoxazines derived from (-)-8-aminomenthol participate in an ene reaction leading to 3,4-disubstituted pyrrolidinone derivates with excellent diastereoselectivity. The cycloadducts were transformed into enantiopure 3,4-disubstituted pyrrolidines after elimination of the chiral adjuvant.

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