. 72, 1347 (1994). The cycloaddition reactions of 3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine I-oxide 1 with the homochiral alkynyl sulfoxides 60-e proceed in high yield to afford, with low asymmetric induction, mixtures of diastereomeric isoxazolines that are readily separated by column chromatography. ' The resolved isoxazolines can be subsequently converted, by hydrogenolysis, to enantiomeric p-amino ketones.CHANTAL LOUIS, SIBEL MILL, VINCENT MANCUSO et CLAUDE HOOTEL~. Can. J. Chem. 72, 1347Chem. 72, (1994. Les rCactions de cycloaddition entre la 3,4,5,6-tktrahydropyridine I-oxyde 1 et les sulfoxydes acCtylCniques homochiraux 6a-e conduisent avec de bons rendements et une induction asymetrique faible a des mtlanges d'isoxazolines diasttrtoisom&res facilement sCparables par chromatographie sur colonne. Les isoxazolines rCsolues peuvent &tre converties, par hydrogtnolyse, en p-aminocCtones Cnantiomkres.[Traduit par la RCdaction] Introduction ene (6) (Scheme 2). Based on the fact that Grignard reactions p -~~i~~ ketones an important ,-lass o~c o m p o u n~s with chiral sulfinate esters proceed stereospecifically with for which the synthesis deserves interest. In this regard, we preinversion of configuration at the sulfur atom (7), the acet~lenic viously reported a new efficient synthesis based on the observasulfoxides 6a-e are assigned the S configuration; the optical tion that 4-isoxazolines 3 can be viewed as masked p-amino purity and the absolute configuration of 6c-e were previously ketones, which could be released by hydrogenolysis of the confirmed by their conversion into the corresponding alkenyl N-0 bond (1) (Scheme 1). Although 4-isoxazolines have derivatives (6).2 proven to be thermally labile heterocycles and display an arrayThe reaction nitrone 1 with the alkynyl sulfoxides 6a-e of rearrangements (2, 31, we established that under carefully gave mixtures of the diastereomeric isoxazolines 7a-e and 8a-e controlled conditions they can be prepared in good yield by (Scheme 3); the large differences in the R,s allowed the comnitrone-alkyne cycloaddition. ~~~~~~~ of the N-0 plete separation of the individual diastereomers of each pair by bond can be performed by hydrogen in the presence of P d C .flash chromatography silica gel. Typical results are PreApplication of this procedure to the synthesis of sented in and deserve some 2-phenacylpiperidine, for example (4, R = C6H,), proceedsAll the cycloadditions proceed with excellent yields. It from nitrone 1 and pheny lacety lene with 70% overall yield. In