TRANSITION METAL-DIENE COMPLEXES IN ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS .7. REGIOSELECTIVITY CONTROL IN IRON-MEDIATED DIASTEREOSELECTIVE SPIROANNELATIONS OF ARYLAMINES - CYCLIZATION TO 1-AZA-VERSUS 3-AZA-SPIRO[5.5]UNDECANES
The regioselectivity of the spiroannelation of arylamines with tricarbonyliron-complexed eta-5-cyclohexadienylium cations is governed by the substituents of the arylamine. X-ray crystallography was used to confirm the novel cyclization to a 1-azaspiro[5.5]undecane.