An enantioselective chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed formal [4+2] cycloaddition between 2‐benzothiazolimines and N‐H‐1,3‐dienecarbamates is described. A divergence in reaction pathways was observed depending on the dienes employed. The reaction performed with 4‐substituted dienes produced benzothiazolopyrimidines as major product in yields ranging from 42 to 67%, as single diastereoisomer and with enantioselectivity between 93 and 99%. The same reaction performed with 3‐substituted dienes, however, gave highly enantioenriched 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolines as the major products albeit with moderate diastereoselectivity.
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