Generating Skeletal Diversity and Complexity from Boron‐Substituted 1,3‐Dienes and Enophiles

Boron-substituted 1,3-dienes participate in ene reactions to afford new functionalized synthetic intermediates. After evaluating several enophiles as partners, the resulting products have been engaged in multistep sequences involving first a Diels Alder/allylboration process. A variety of skeletally diverse and complex polycyclic heterocycles were thus synthesized, such as tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-diones, eight-membered lactones or tricyclic spiro compounds.