“…Pd(OAc) 2 , DDP, butyl vinyl ether, NEt 3 , 9 3 75°C, 24 h [16] The nitrones 6a-d and chiral dipolarophiles 7a and 7b were then subjected to thermal 1,3-DC cycloaddition conditions (toluene, 125°C, 48 h, Table 2). With N-benzyl nitrone 6a, cycloadditions occurred in high yields with vinyl ether 7a in a 86:14 trans selectivity ( Table 2, Entry 1), lower than that previously obtained with ethyl vinyl ether (92:8).…”